T 0976/23 of 26.03.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T097623.20250326
- Date of decision
- 26 March 2025
- Case number
- T 0976/23
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 17822430.9
- IPC class
- G02C 7/08G02C 7/04B29D 11/00
- 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
- CONTACT LENSES WITH INCORPORATED COMPONENTS
- Applicant name
- CooperVision International Limited
- Opponent name
- Alcon Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(1)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Primary object of appeal proceedings to review decision - appeal case directed to facts on which decision was based (yes)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (yes: main request, claim 8)
Auxiliary requests filed during the oral proceedings - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - (no: all auxiliary requests) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0001/12T 0390/90T 0939/92T 1242/04T 0713/14T 1294/16T 0494/18T 1598/18T 2091/18T 2920/18T 2988/18T 0339/19T 2295/19T 0247/20T 0499/20
- 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.