T 2059/17 of 31.03.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T205917.20220331
- Date of decision
- 31 March 2022
- Case number
- T 2059/17
- Online on
- 4 July 2022
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 04778864.1
- IPC class
- A61M 35/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND TREATMENT DRESSING
- Applicant name
- KCI Licensing, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Smith and Nephew, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendments - broadening of claim (no) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 2053/17
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 for further prosecution on the basis of the main request, i.e. the former first auxiliary request filed with the submission dated 10 March 2022.