European Patent Office

T 0267/24 of 03.02.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T026724.20260203
Date of decision
3 February 2026
Case number
T 0267/24
Online on
28 April 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
16707504.3
IPC class
A61L 15/28
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
COMPOSITION FOR A WOUND DRESSING
Applicant name
Medtrade Products Limited
Opponent name
ConvaTec Limited
Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - unexpected improvement shown
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:

- Claims 1-14 of the new main request filed as auxiliary request 3 with the statement of grounds of appeal;

- Description consisting of the following pages:

replacement Page 1

page 3 of the patent

replacement Page 4

pages 5-7 of the patent

replacement pages 8 and 8a

pages 9-15 of the patent,

the replacement pages having been filed at the oral proceedings before the Board on 3 February 2026;

- Figures 1?12 of the patent.