T 1598/22 of 08.10.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T159822.20241008
- Date of decision
- 8 October 2024
- Case number
- T 1598/22
- Online on
- 4 November 2024
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 15797170.6
- IPC class
- A61B 5/00
- 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
- METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING PLAQUE IN PET ANIMALS
- Applicant name
- Mars, Incorporated
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- 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 Examining Division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of:
- claims 1 to 5 of the main request, filed with the statement of grounds of appeal on 23 June 2022,
- Figures 1 to 23C of the application as filed, and
-a description to be adapted.