T 0960/97 of 06.12.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T096097.20001206
- Date of decision
- 6 December 2000
- Case number
- T 0960/97
- Online on
- 7 March 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 88309851.9
- IPC class
- A61M 1/34
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- Device and method for depletion of the leukocyte content of blood and blood components
- Applicant name
- PALL CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- NPBI Nederlands Produktielaboratorium voor
Bloedtransfusieapparatuur en Infusievloeistoffen B.V.
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha Head Office
FRESENIUS AG - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Clarity (yes): linguistic flaw not leading to lack of clarity
Novelty (yes): prior generic disclosure
Inventive step (yes): purposive selection - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.