T 1023/22 of 12.12.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T102322.20241212
- Date of decision
- 12 December 2024
- Case number
- T 1023/22
- Online on
- 22 January 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 18712307.0
- IPC class
- A61M 5/315A61M 5/31
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- MEDICAL DELIVERY DEVICES HAVING LOW LUBRICANT SYRINGE BARRELS
- Applicant name
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Gill Jennings & Every LLP
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - obvious combination of known features
Primary object of appeal proceedings to review decision - appeal case directed to evidence on which decision was based (yes)
Amendment after summons - exercise of discretion
Amendment after summons - taken into account (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 patent is revoked.