T 1568/18 (Identification of pathogens in body fluids/BRUKER) of 01.02.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T156818.20220201
- Date of decision
- 1 February 2022
- Case number
- T 1568/18
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08852388.1
- IPC class
- G01N 33/68G01N 33/569
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- IDENTIFICATION OF PATHOGENS IN BODY FLUIDS
- Applicant name
- Bruker Daltonics GmbH & Co. KG
- Opponent name
- Definition IP Limited
Thermo Fisher Scientific Oy. - Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 106
- Keywords
- Amendments - main request, auxiliary requests 1 to 15
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary request 16
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the patent (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 17
Inventive step - (no)
Obligation to raise objections - objection dismissed
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
- the appealed decision is set aside,
- the patent is revoked, and
- the request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is rejected.