European Patent Office

T 1838/16 of 21.07.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T183816.20210721
Date of decision
21 July 2021
Case number
T 1838/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
11715851.9
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Evaporative body-fluid containers
Applicant name
KCI Licensing, Inc.
Opponent name
Smith and Nephew, Inc.
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - main request (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0003/14
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

- Claims 1 to 15 of the main request, filed with the letter setting out the grounds of appeal,

- paragraphs 1 to 5 and 8 to 93 of the description filed during the oral proceedings before the Board

and

- figures 1 to 17 as filed during the oral proceedings before the Board.