T 0082/23 of 12.05.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T008223.20260512
- Date of decision
- 12 May 2026
- Case number
- T 0082/23
- Online on
- 2 July 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16761807.3
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- BLOOD PURIFICATION DEVICE
- Applicant name
- Nikkiso Company Limited
- Opponent name
- Fresenius Medical Care AG
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (no)
Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no) - Catchword
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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.