T 0396/23 of 10.07.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T039623.20250710
- Date of decision
- 10 July 2025
- Case number
- T 0396/23
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 08835859.3
- IPC class
- A61M 37/00A61M 5/142
- 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
- Abstract on Article 13(2) RPBA
- Application title
- DISPOSABLE INFUSION DEVICE WITH REUSE LOCK-OUT
- Applicant name
- Ethicon, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Roche Diabetes Care GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request 41 (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 41 (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 40 (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request 41 (yes)
Late-filed auxiliary request - admitted (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 2022/22
- Citing cases
- -
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 claim 1 of auxiliary request 41 as filed by letter dated 27 June 2025, and a description to be adapted thereto.