European Patent Office

T 0994/24 of 14.07.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T099424.20260714
Date of decision
14 July 2026
Case number
T 0994/24
Online on
5 August 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
18804033.1
IPC class
A61C 8/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF A DENTAL PROSTHESIS WITH AN ANGLED INTERNAL THROUGH HOLE
Applicant name
Biotechnology Institute, I MAS D, S.L.
Opponent name
Kulzer GmbH
Nobel Biocare Services AG
Talladium España, S.L.
Board
3.2.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Keywords
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeals are dismissed.