T 0514/92 (Coated surgical staple) du 21.09.1995
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T051492.19950921
- Date de la décision
- 21 septembre 1995
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0514/92
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 85305391.6
- Classe de la CIB
- A61B 17/08
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Non distribuées (D)
- Téléchargement
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- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
- T 0514/92 1997-04-16
- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- Coated surgical staple
- Nom du demandeur
- ETHICON INC.
- Nom de l'opposant
- United States Surgical Corporation
- Chambre
- 3.2.02
- Sommaire
The following question is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
"In the case where a patent has been opposed under Article 100(a) EPC, on the basis that the claims lack an inventive step in view of documents cited in the opposition statement, and the opponent introduces during appeal proceedings a new allegation that the claims lack novelty in view of one of the documents previously cited or in view of a document introduced during the appeal proceedings, must a board of appeal exclude the new allegation because it introduces a new ground of opposition?"
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 100 1973European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973
- Mots-clés
- New ground for opposition introduced during the appeal
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - Exergue
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The following question of law is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal under Article 112(1)(a) EPC:
"In the case where a patent has been opposed under Article 100(a) EPC, on the basis that the claims lack an inventive step in view of documents cited in the opposition statement, and the opponent introduces during appeal proceedings a new allegation that the claims lack novelty in view of one of the documents previously cited or in view of a document introduced during the appeal proceedings, must a board of appeal exclude the new allegation because it introduces a new ground of opposition?"