T 0452/99 (Process for cleaning and disinfectinig contact lenses/DIRYGESA) of 26.11.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T045299.20031126
- Date of decision
- 26 November 2003
- Case number
- T 0452/99
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92500054.9
- IPC class
- A61L 2/18
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- 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
- Procedure for disinfecting and cleaning contact lenses
- Applicant name
- DIRYGESA, S.L.
- Opponent name
- ALLERGAN
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure (yes): contested features no longer part of the claims
Inventive step of main request (no): obvious alternative
Inventive step of auxiliary request (yes): unobvious effect - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0127/85
- 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 first instance with an order to maintain the patent on the basis of the set of claims of the auxiliary request 1 and a description to be adapted thereto.