T 2504/16 (Hydrophilic diagnostic devices/ADHESIVES RESEARCH) of 10.09.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T250416.20200910
- Date of decision
- 10 September 2020
- Case number
- T 2504/16
- Online on
- 27 November 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10158529.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
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- Application title
- Hydrophilic diagnostic devices for use in the assaying of biological fluids
- Applicant name
- ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.
- Opponent name
- Zacco GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(3) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 76(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)
- Keywords
- Late-filed request - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Amendments - change of category
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Divisional application - added subject-matter (no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
claims 1 to 11 of the main request, filed as auxiliary request 16 with the statement of grounds of appeal.