T 0100/19 of 12.06.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T010019.20230612
- Date of decision
- 12 June 2023
- Case number
- T 0100/19
- Online on
- 23 June 2023
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10745254.2
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- HOUSING COMPONENT FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
- Applicant name
- Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
- Opponent name
- Peterreins, Frank
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no)
Remittal with the order to maintain the patent
Remittal - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- 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 with the claims 1 to 12 according to the auxiliary request 3 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal (patent proprietor), the description (pages 2 to 4) filed during the oral proceedings before the Board and figures 1 and 2 of the patent as granted.