European Patent Office

T 1406/22 of 20.10.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T140622.20251020
Date of decision
20 October 2025
Case number
T 1406/22
Online on
10 November 2025
Petition for review of
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Application number
13796146.2
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
TEST STRIP AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR READING THE SAME
Applicant name
R-Biopharm AG
Opponent name
Immundiagnostik AG
Board
3.5.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Grounds for opposition - lack of inventive step (yes)
Auxiliary requests - admittance (no)
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The decision under appeal is set aside. The patent is revoked.