T 3124/19 (Automatic association of medical elements/CAREFUSION) of 12.12.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T312419.20231212
- Date of decision
- 12 December 2023
- Case number
- T 3124/19
- Online on
- 22 January 2024
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 11827387.9
- IPC class
- G06Q 10/06G06Q 50/22
- 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
- AUTOMATIC ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL ELEMENTS
- Applicant name
- Carefusion 303 Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 53(c)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 97(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Exceptions to patentability - method for treatment by therapy (no)
Amendment to appeal case - amendment overcomes issues raised (yes)
Amendments - intermediate generalisation
Amendments - after amendment (no)
Inventive step - after amendment
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0001/07
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the examining division with the order to grant a patent in the following version:
Claims: 1 to 13 of the main request submitted during the oral proceedings before the board at 14:35 hours;
Description: pages 1, 1a, 2-15 submitted during the oral proceedings before the board at 14:35 hours;
Drawings: sheets 1/8 to 8/8 as published.