T 0269/20 (Bioreactor vessel port/FINESSE) of 11.01.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T026920.20220111
- Date of decision
- 11 January 2022
- Case number
- T 0269/20
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 07795356.0
- IPC class
- C12M 1/36
- 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
- IMPROVED DISPOSABLE BIOREACTOR VESSEL PORT
- Applicant name
- Finesse Solutions, Inc.
- Opponent name
- SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH
Mettler-Toledo GmbH - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Amendments - first auxiliary request
Amendments - allowable (no)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious modification - Catchword
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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 on the basis of the second auxiliary request filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal and a description to be adapted thereto.