T 2196/14 of 05.09.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T219614.20190905
- Date of decision
- 5 September 2019
- Case number
- T 2196/14
- Online on
- 6 November 2019
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 10170546.5
- IPC class
- A61M 1/16
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Dialysis machine with regeneration system
- Applicant name
- Bellco S.r.l.
- Opponent name
- Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no); first auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - first auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - first auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 2169/14
- Citing cases
- T 2169/14
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of:
- claims 1 to 3 of the first auxiliary request filed with letter dated 2 August 2019;
- pages 2 and 3 of the adapted description filed on 26 June 2014; and
- Figures 1 to 4 of the patent as granted.