Decisions in 2009

All board of appeal decisions released for publication in 2009 are shown in the list below by month.

Available months in 2009

December 2009

T 1386/07 () of 15.12.2009

Online on

30.12.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

15.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 17/00

Application no.

01980754.4

Keywords:

Revocation of the European Patent at the proprietor's request

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 17 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T138607.20091215
T 1725/07 (Communications network/BIRDSTEP) of 15.10.2009

Online on

30.12.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

15.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04Q 7/22

Application no.

01941378.0

Keywords:

Added subject-matter - main request (yes)
Extension of the protection conferred - first auxiliary request (yes)
Clarity - second auxiliary request (no)
Late-filed third auxiliary request - not admitted

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T172507.20091015
T 1850/07 (Roaming reload manager/SICAP) of 22.10.2009

Online on

30.12.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

22.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 17/00

Application no.

01966926.6

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T185007.20091022
T 0329/08 (Detergent tablet/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 8.12.2009

Online on

30.12.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

8.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 17/00

Application no.

00908322.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (all requests): no - obvious combination of components having known properties

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T032908.20091208
T 1054/08 () of 6.10.2008

Online on

30.12.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

6.10.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04Q 7/32

Application no.

03003074.6

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit (Hauptantrag - verneint)
Zurückverweisung an Prüfungsabteilung (Hilfsantrag)

Distribution

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T105408.20081006
T 1687/09 (Mobile phone with sensor/IPG ELECTRONICS 504 LTD.) of 21.12.2009

Online on

30.12.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

21.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 1/725

Application no.

06112102.6

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T168709.20091221
T 1762/06 (Unconscious capture device/RICOH) of 30.10.2009

Online on

29.12.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

30.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 15/02

Application no.

00116163.7

Keywords:

Inventive step - querying for new documents (no - well known alternative)
Inventive step - no synergy between features having different immediate effects

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176206.20091030
T 0050/07 () of 1.12.2009

Online on

29.12.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

1.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G09G 5/14

Application no.

00986288.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)
Difference over state of the art merely producing aesthetic effect

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T005007.20091201
T 1396/05 (Determining device sub-functions/SONY) of 24.6.2009

Online on

28.12.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

24.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 13/10

Application no.

98102727.9

Keywords:

Inventive step - searching for converters inside A/V equipment (yes - after amendment)

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T139605.20090624
T 1416/07 () of 22.9.2009

Online on

28.12.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

22.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23L 1/30

Application no.

00974420.2

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no - all requests)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 66 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T141607.20090922
T 2022/07 () of 14.10.2009

Online on

28.12.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

14.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23L 1/305

Application no.

98935394.1

Keywords:

Added subject-matter - yes (main request and auxiliary requests 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8)
Novelty - no (auxiliary request 2A)
Clarity - no (auxiliary request 5)
Inventive step -no (auxiliary request 8A)
Auxiliary requests 4 and 6 - not admitted

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 62 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T202207.20091014
T 0323/08 () of 11.12.2009

Online on

28.12.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

11.12.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65G 1/00

Application no.

02706640.6

Keywords:

Auslegung des Anspruchs 1 - nur anhand konkreter, nicht verallgemeinerter Beschreibung (siehe Punkte 3.5.1 bis 3.5.7)
unzulässige Erweiterung (ja, alle Anträge)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T032308.20091211
T 1794/08 () of 26.11.2009

Online on

28.12.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

26.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01B 11/24

Application no.

01105634.8

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung (verneint)
Zurückverweisung - ungeprüfte Einspruchsgründe

Distribution

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T179408.20091126
T 1479/09 (Einlegung der Beschwerde durch bloße Zahlung der Beschwerdegebühr ( … of 25.11.2009

Online on

28.12.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

25.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A44C 5/20

Application no.

01113966.4

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T147909.20091125
T 0086/05 () of 22.9.2009

Online on

23.12.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

22.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 11/02

Application no.

94301199.9

Keywords:

Disclaimer (not allowable) - main, auxiliary request 1
Amendments (no proper basis): auxiliary requests 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 11
Lack of clarity: auxiliary requests 2, 3 and 4
Inventive step (no): auxiliary requests 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 59 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T008605.20090922
T 0159/05 (Zündsatz/DELPHI) of 15.12.2009

Online on

23.12.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

15.12.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C06C 7/00

Application no.

01103794.2

Keywords:

Neuheit (ja) - nach Einschränkung
Zurückverweisung (ja)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T015905.20091215
T 0911/06 (Order of the requests/DA PONTE) of 11.11.2009

Online on

23.12.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

11.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H02J 9/06

Application no.

97954466.5

Keywords:

Patent as granted, patent as maintained - insufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Main and first auxiliary requests - added subject-matter (yes)
Third auxiliary request - remitted to the first instance

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 68 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T091106.20091111
T 0596/08 () of 18.11.2009

Online on

23.12.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

18.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65B 11/42

Application no.

01975034.8

Keywords:

Novelty (main and 2nd auxiliary request - no; 3rd auxiliary request - yes)
Clarity (1st auxiliary request - no)
Remittal for further prosecution

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T059608.20091118
T 1123/09 (Interleaving in a HSDPA system/SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS) of 17.12.2009

Online on

23.12.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

17.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 1/00

Application no.

02028629.0

Keywords:

Right to amend - violation (yes)
Remittal for further prosecution (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T112309.20091217
R 0014/09 () of 22.12.2009

Online on

22.12.2009

Board

EBA

Decision date

22.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16D 3/20

Application no.

96942575.0

Keywords:

Petition for review - clearly unallowable

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:R001409.20091222
T 1531/05 () of 30.10.2009

Online on

22.12.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

30.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 3/185

Application no.

01308656.6

Keywords:

Disclosure - sufficiency - (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 72 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T153105.20091030
T 0230/06 () of 11.12.2009

Online on

22.12.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

11.12.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08K 5/15

Application no.

00975909.3

Keywords:

Patent erloschen für alle Vertragsstaaten

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T023006.20091211
T 0323/07 () of 4.9.2009

Online on

22.12.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

4.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 20/06

Application no.

99301647.6

Keywords:

Disclosure - sufficiency - (no) (main request)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes) (sixth auxiliary request)
Auxiliary request 6a - not admitted
Inventive step - (no) (ninth auxiliary request)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 96 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T032307.20090904
T 1704/07 () of 20.10.2009

Online on

22.12.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

20.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16J 15/12

Application no.

01990473.9

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - ja

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T170407.20091020
J 0001/08 (PCT International application deemed to be withdrawn due to late … of 28.9.2009

Online on

21.12.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

28.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 7/00

Application no.

01933008.3

Keywords:

PCT International application - renewal fee - time limit for payment - third parties' rights - good faith

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J000108.20090928
T 1743/06 (Amorphous silica/INEOS) of 27.11.2009

Online on

21.12.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

27.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C01B 33/00

Application no.

96918686.5

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (no): crucial process feature missing and insufficient guidance for performing the invention without undue burden over the whole range claimed

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 64 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T174306.20091127
T 1807/06 () of 6.11.2009

Online on

21.12.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

6.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H01F 27/28

Application no.

01811097.3

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - nein
Zulässigkeit eines verspäteten Hilfsantrags - nein

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T180706.20091106
T 1385/07 () of 21.10.2009

Online on

21.12.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

21.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 210/06

Application no.

99974176.2

Keywords:

Late submitted material - documents cited on appeal
Admissibility of objection indicated only generally in statement of grounds of appeal - no
Maintenance in amended form - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 100 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T138507.20091021
T 1708/07 (System for online inference and control/BRASKEM) of 10.11.2009

Online on

21.12.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

10.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G05B 17/02

Application no.

99948621.0

Keywords:

Added subject-matter - main request, third and fourth auxiliary requests (yes)
Extension of the protection conferred - first, second, fifth and sixth auxiliary requests (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 50 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T170807.20091110
T 0022/08 () of 12.11.2009

Online on

21.12.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

12.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65B 9/13

Application no.

01945055.0

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung - nein
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - nein

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T002208.20091112
T 1335/08 () of 3.12.2009

Online on

21.12.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

3.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B66B 13/12

Application no.

97905183.6

Keywords:

Re-introduction of requests filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal - amendment to the respondent's case - not admitted

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T133508.20091203
T 1575/08 () of 27.11.2009

Online on

21.12.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

27.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08G 18/10

Application no.

03750888.4

Keywords:

Claims - clarity (no)
Disclosure - enabling - undue burden

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T157508.20091127
T 1371/09 () of 10.12.2009

Online on

21.12.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

10.12.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B25J 9/16

Application no.

01117102.2

Keywords:

Mangelnde erfinderische Tätigkeit - ja

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T137109.20091210
T 1577/09 () of 17.12.2009

Online on

21.12.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

17.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 15/00

Application no.

99916368.6

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T157709.20091217
T 1839/06 () of 12.11.2009

Online on

18.12.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

12.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/173

Application no.

97944397.5

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Decision re appeals - remittal (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T183906.20091112
T 0757/07 () of 17.11.2009

Online on

18.12.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

17.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16M 11/04

Application no.

01120922.8

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 70 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T075707.20091117
T 1552/07 () of 3.11.2009

Online on

18.12.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

3.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60T 13/00

Application no.

02702329.0

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung - Hauptantrag (ja)
Neuheit - Hilfsantrag I (nein)
Ausführbarkeit - Hilfsantrag II (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Hilfsantrag II (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T155207.20091103
T 1709/07 () of 4.12.2009

Online on

18.12.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

4.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61N 5/04

Application no.

04077808.6

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 126 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T170907.20091204
T 1771/07 (Mesenchymal stem cells/OSIRIS) of 11.12.2009

Online on

18.12.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

11.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 5/08

Application no.

92914266.9

Keywords:

Main request and first auxiliary request - remittal for further prosecution

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T177107.20091211
T 1820/07 (Deformable detergent product/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 18.11.2009

Online on

18.12.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

18.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 17/04

Application no.

04020128.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (all requests): no - obvious to try

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T182007.20091118
T 1821/07 (Dishwashing method/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 18.11.2009

Online on

18.12.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

18.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 17/04

Application no.

01990736.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (all requests): no - obvious to try

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T182107.20091118
T 0497/05 () of 25.6.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

25.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/24

Application no.

00122983.0

Keywords:

Amendments - added subject-matter (main request: yes)
Claims - support by description (first auxiliary request: no)
Claims - support by description (second auxiliary request: yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 56 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T049705.20090625
T 1149/05 () of 25.6.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

25.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/24

Application no.

97907276.6

Keywords:

Claims-support by description (main request: no)
Claims-support by description (auxiliary request:yes)
Added subject-matter (auxiliary request: no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 49 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T114905.20090625
T 1406/06 (Infiltration en phase vapeur/SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ETUDE ET DE … of 13.11.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

13.11.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C04B 35/83

Application no.

97911283.6

Keywords:

Activité inventive (oui) - amélioration (oui) - solution technique non évidente

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T140606.20091113
T 1607/06 () of 27.10.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

27.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H02H 7/093

Application no.

95928972.9

Keywords:

Neuheit - (Hauptantrag - verneint)
Verspätet eingereichter Hilfsantrag - (nicht zugelassen)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T160706.20091027
T 1655/06 () of 11.11.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

11.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H03M 13/00

Application no.

97302019.1

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T165506.20091111
T 1888/06 (Korrelation/AHRWEILER) of 19.11.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

19.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A01J 5/007

Application no.

00912449.6

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit der Einsprüche (bejaht)
Umfang der Einsprüche
Fehlende Neuheit (Haupt- und Hilfsantrag 1)
Fehlende erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hilfsanträge 2 und 3)
Hilfsantrag 4: als verspätet nicht zugelassen

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T188806.20091119
T 0175/07 () of 28.10.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

28.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60R 17/02

Application no.

01125580.9

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Haupt- und Hilfsanträge (verneint)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 61 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T017507.20091028
T 0421/07 () of 11.12.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

11.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06K 1/12

Application no.

02725450.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T042107.20091211
T 0873/07 () of 27.11.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

27.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H03M 13/29

Application no.

04003085.0

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T087307.20091127
T 0912/07 () of 5.11.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

5.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16L 47/00

Application no.

97925171.7

Keywords:

Sufficient disclosure (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T091207.20091105
T 1389/07 (Soap-like cleansing composition/UNILEVER) of 14.12.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

14.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/50

Application no.

02719775.5

Keywords:

Clarity (main and 1st to 5th auxiliary requests) - no: undue amount of experimental work required for identifying the ingredients
Clarity (6th auxiliary request) - yes

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 54 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T138907.20091214
T 1558/07 () of 25.6.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

25.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/24

Application no.

03006547.8

Keywords:

Claims - support by description (main request: no)
Claims - support by description (auxiliary request: yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 46 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T155807.20090625
T 1800/08 (Abluftreiniger/Störk) of 27.10.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

27.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B01D 53/84

Application no.

03017070.8

Keywords:

Neuheit: ja - nach Änderung der Ansprüche
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja): - nach Änderung der Ansprüche
Verbesserung des Verfahrens (ja)
technische Lösung nicht vom Stand der Technik nahegelegt

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T180008.20091027
T 0047/09 () of 3.12.2009

Online on

17.12.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

3.12.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04N 7/173

Application no.

04739163.6

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht)
Entscheidung über die Beschwerde-Zurückverweisung (bejaht)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T004709.20091203
T 1572/06 (Search listing/YAHOO!) of 20.11.2009

Online on

16.12.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

20.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60
G06F 17/30

Application no.

00936393.8

Keywords:

Novelty - no

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T157206.20091120
T 0227/07 (Disinfectants/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 24.11.2009

Online on

16.12.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

24.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01N 65/00

Application no.

96924539.8

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - non obvious alternative

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T022707.20091124
T 0422/07 () of 7.12.2009

Online on

16.12.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

7.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01R 33/563

Application no.

03009692.9

Keywords:

Divisional appllication
Partiality (no)
Novelty and inventive step (yes)
Added subject-matter (no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T042207.20091207
T 0531/07 () of 10.11.2009

Online on

16.12.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

10.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E05D 3/06

Application no.

00830304.2

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no) - after amendments
Broadening of claim (no)
Inventive step (yes) - after amendments

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T053107.20091110
T 0647/09 () of 11.12.2009

Online on

16.12.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

11.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07D 213/73

Application no.

03027036.7

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T064709.20091211
T 1610/09 (Endpoint and access independent virtual numbers/AT&T) of 11.12.2009

Online on

16.12.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

11.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 29/06

Application no.

06121383.1

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T161009.20091211
T 1349/05 () of 5.11.2009

Online on

15.12.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

5.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06T 7/20

Application no.

02255507.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (main request, first and second auxiliary requests - no)
Inventive step (third auxiliary request - yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 52 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T134905.20091105
T 1865/06 () of 10.9.2009

Online on

15.12.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 20/06

Application no.

01986464.4

Keywords:

Amendments allowable (yes)
Remittal (yes) - fresh case - outstanding issues

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 70 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T186506.20090910
T 0100/07 () of 9.7.2009

Online on

15.12.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

9.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B62D 21/14

Application no.

01102496.5

Keywords:

Zulassung von verspätet vorgebrachten Beweismitteln (bejaht)
Verletzung des rechtlichen Gehörs (verneint)
Vorlage an die Große Beschwerdekammer (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit: Hauptantrag (verneint)
Zurückverweisung zur weiteren Prüfung (Hilfsanträge)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T010007.20090709
T 1050/07 () of 22.10.2009

Online on

15.12.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

22.10.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/13

Application no.

98947623.9

Keywords:

Activité inventive: requête principale (non): amélioration non crédible pour l'ensemble des compositions revendiquées - alternative évidente requête subsidiaire (oui): amélioration crédible dans toute la largeur revendiquée

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 115 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T105007.20091022
T 1955/07 () of 22.10.2009

Online on

15.12.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

22.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60J 7/047

Application no.

99963308.4

Keywords:

Inventive step - main request (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T195507.20091022
T 0506/06 (Selective incentive point-of-sale marketing/CATALINA) of 22.9.2009

Online on

14.12.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

22.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/12

Application no.

95906202.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (no) - main request, first second and fourth auxiliary requests
Clarity - third auxiliary request (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 66 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T050606.20090922
T 0123/07 (Background light/MAASLAND) of 4.12.2009

Online on

14.12.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

4.12.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01J 5/013

Application no.

99203719.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T012307.20091204
T 0140/07 () of 1.10.2009

Online on

14.12.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

1.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B32B 1/10

Application no.

97200021.0

Keywords:

Main request: Inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request 1: Admissibility (yes); Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T014007.20091001
T 0291/07 (Veränderung der Anzahl von Menüpunkten/BMW) of 9.10.2009

Online on

14.12.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

9.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G06F 3/033

Application no.

03763650.3

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hilfsantrag 2 - ja nach Änderungen)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T029107.20091009
T 1266/07 () of 26.11.2009

Online on

14.12.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

26.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04Q 7/22

Application no.

96946386.8

Keywords:

Request for oral proceedings be held by video conference (refused)
Inventive step (all requests - no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 72 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T126607.20091126
T 0301/08 () of 27.10.2009

Online on

14.12.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

27.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04J 13/04

Application no.

96903224.2

Keywords:

Main and auxiliary request: added subject-matter (yes)
Intermediate generalisation
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T030108.20091027
T 0553/08 (BR43x2 receptor/ZYMOGENETICS) of 19.11.2009

Online on

14.12.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

19.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/11

Application no.

00902354.0

Keywords:

Extension of the scope of the claims (no)
Novelty, inventive step, sufficiency of disclosure (yes)

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T055308.20091119
T 0558/08 () of 17.11.2009

Online on

14.12.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

17.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F02M 31/12

Application no.

99918508.5

Keywords:

Novelty (main request): no
Inventive step (main request): no
Late filed request: not admissible

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T055808.20091117
T 1074/05 () of 8.9.2009

Online on

11.12.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

8.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04N 7/088

Application no.

00938482.7

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit des Einspruchs (bejaht)
Offenkundige Vorbenutzungen (nicht bewiesen)
Ausreichende Offenbarung (bejaht)
Neuheit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

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C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 52 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T107405.20090908
T 1277/05 () of 20.10.2009

Online on

11.12.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

20.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23D 7/00

Application no.

98202536.3

Keywords:

Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes - all requests)
Inventive step (no - all requests)
No reformatio in peius

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 60 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T127705.20091020
T 1851/06 (SiC-C/C composite/NGK) of 20.10.2009

Online on

11.12.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

20.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C04B 35/80

Application no.

00102630.1

Keywords:

Main request and auxiliary requests 3, 4: Inventive step (no): no improvement; redefinition of the problem; arbitrary alternative
Auxiliary request 1: Clarity (no): relative and/or ambiguous terms; feature having no well-recognised technical meaning in the technical field
Auxiliary requests 2, 5, 6, 7: Clarity (no): unclear parameter

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 132 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T185106.20091020
T 0986/07 () of 19.11.2009

Online on

11.12.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

19.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08J 9/14

Application no.

96942298.9

Keywords:

Haupt- und Hilfsantrag: Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein - naheliegende Auswahl)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T098607.20091119
T 1093/07 () of 20.11.2009

Online on

11.12.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

20.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01G 19/04

Application no.

99963566.7

Keywords:

Entgegenhaltung erstmals in der mündlichen Verhandlung vorgelegt: nicht zugelassen

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 51 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T109307.20091120
T 0780/08 (RNA virus/CSIC) of 26.11.2009

Online on

11.12.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

26.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 7/04

Application no.

00990628.0

Keywords:

Sole claim request - objection of insufficient disclosure overcome by amendment
Both parties request maintenance of the patent on its basis
No other objections of the board of its own motion

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T078008.20091126
T 1307/09 () of 4.12.2009

Online on

11.12.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

4.12.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A23C 9/152

Application no.

99947546.0

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T130709.20091204
T 0641/06 (Trägerkörper/RÜCKLEBEN) of 19.11.2009

Online on

10.12.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

19.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61L 9/04

Application no.

97915431.7

Keywords:

Einziger Antrag: verspätet - nicht eindeutig gewährbar - nicht in das Verfahren zugelassen - keine gebilligte Fassung

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T064106.20091119
T 0491/07 () of 10.9.2009

Online on

10.12.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60J 7/02

Application no.

02006636.1

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T049107.20090910
T 0944/07 () of 6.11.2009

Online on

10.12.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

6.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16F 9/05

Application no.

01909530.6

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T094407.20091106
T 1041/07 (Array of organometallic metal ligand compounds/SYMYX) of 1.10.2009

Online on

10.12.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

1.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07B 61/00

Application no.

99203630.1

Keywords:

Amendment (not allowable) - undue combination of features

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T104107.20091001
T 1089/07 (Combinatorial method/SYMYX) of 6.10.2009

Online on

10.12.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

6.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07F 19/00

Application no.

97934335.7

Keywords:

Amendments (not allowable) - not unambiguously derivable from application as filed, neither explicity nor implictly

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T108907.20091006
T 1125/07 (Combinatorial synthesis/SYMYX) of 7.10.2009

Online on

10.12.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

7.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07B 61/00

Application no.

99203631.9

Keywords:

Amendments (not allowable) - not unambigously derivable from application as filed, neither explicitly nor implicitly

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T112507.20091007
T 0605/07 () of 13.10.2009

Online on

09.12.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

13.10.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

G01B 3/18

Application no.

98810690.2

Keywords:

Nouveauté et activité inventive (oui)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 55 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T060507.20091013
T 1932/07 (Call-center routing/GENESYS) of 8.10.2009

Online on

08.12.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

8.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 3/00

Application no.

98908545.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (main and auxiliary requests) - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T193207.20091008
T 1979/07 () of 15.9.2009

Online on

08.12.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A22C 21/00

Application no.

00204193.7

Keywords:

Main request -novelty of claim 1 (yes)
Remittal for consideration of the undecided issues (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T197907.20090915
T 0567/08 () of 28.9.2009

Online on

08.12.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

28.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A45D 34/04

Application no.

00917183.6

Keywords:

Limiting extension (yes)
Amendments - claim broadening (yes) (main, auxiliary requests)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes) (main, auxiliary requests, alternative version)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 52 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T056708.20090928
T 1127/09 (Viral vectors/VIRxSYS Corporation) of 25.11.2009

Online on

08.12.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

25.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/87

Application no.

01966434.1

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T112709.20091125
T 1741/06 () of 16.10.2009

Online on

07.12.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

16.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G08G 1/01

Application no.

01992987.6

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - ja (Hauptantrag)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T174106.20091016
T 1829/06 () of 10.11.2009

Online on

07.12.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

10.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01L 31/048

Application no.

99124055.7

Keywords:

Public prior use (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T182906.20091110
T 1184/09 () of 30.11.2009

Online on

07.12.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

30.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 21/64

Application no.

05004884.2

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T118409.20091130
T 1339/07 () of 27.11.2009

Online on

04.12.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

27.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G02B 21/26

Application no.

01101475.0

Keywords:

Klarheit (ja)
Neuheit und erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja-nach Änderung)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T133907.20091127
T 0371/08 () of 1.12.2009

Online on

04.12.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

1.12.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65D 41/04

Application no.

04803969.7

Keywords:

Klarheitsmangel - ja

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T037108.20091201
T 0018/09 (Neutrokine/HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES) of 21.10.2009

Online on

04.12.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

21.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/12

Application no.

96939612.6

Keywords:

Main request - added subject-matter (no); extension of protection (no); clarity (yes); sufficiency of disclosure (yes); industrial application (yes); novelty (yes); inventive step (yes).

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 177 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T001809.20091021
R 0012/09 () of 3.12.2009

Online on

03.12.2009

Board

EBA

Decision date

3.12.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C22C 19/00

Application no.

00912365.4

Keywords:

Antrag auf Ablehnung - unzulässig

Distribution

B

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 36 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:R001209.20091203
T 1308/06 (Aqueous compositions containing a quinoxaline/ALLERGAN) of 17.11.2009

Online on

03.12.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

17.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 47/38

Application no.

01952527.8

Keywords:

Main request and auxiliary request contravene Article 123(2) EPC

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 58 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T130806.20091117
T 1779/06 (Segmenting cache/EMC) of 26.11.2009

Online on

03.12.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

26.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 12/08

Application no.

00122104.3

Keywords:

Clarity (no)
Added subject-matter (yes)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T177906.20091126
T 1832/06 (Laminatfußboden/KRONOPLUS) of 16.10.2009

Online on

03.12.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

16.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

D21H 23/72

Application no.

99973654.9

Keywords:

Ausreichende Offenbarung - alle Anträge (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T183206.20091016
T 1794/07 (Vorimprägnat/TECHNOCELL) of 21.10.2009

Online on

03.12.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

21.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

D21H 27/00

Application no.

02719794.6

Keywords:

Ausführbarkeit (ja) bei adäquater Lesart von Anspruch 1

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 73 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T179407.20091021
T 1527/09 (Rights Management/PROVIDENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) of 27.11.2009

Online on

03.12.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

27.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/00

Application no.

05025441.6

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds
Request of reimbursement of appeal fee (refused)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T152709.20091127
T 0288/06 (Interlayer film/SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO LTD) of 23.10.2009

Online on

02.12.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

23.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C03C 27/12

Application no.

98911011.9

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure - no: Unusual measurement method for essential claim parameter not sufficiently disclosed

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 96 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T028806.20091023
T 1886/06 (Pigmentpräparation/MERCK) of 23.10.2009

Online on

02.12.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

23.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C09C 1/00

Application no.

00947844.7

Keywords:

Ausführbarkeit (ja): Die reine Mutmaßung, der Schutzbereich der Ansprüche könne sich auf nicht offenbarte Varianten erstrecken, reicht nicht aus.
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 82 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T188606.20091023
T 0150/07 (Washing method/KAO CORPORATION) of 27.10.2009

Online on

02.12.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

27.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/08

Application no.

95930034.4

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no): 'novelty test' not to be applied
Admissibility of the clarity ojection (no): alleged lack of clarity not arising from the amendments to the granted claim 1
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T015007.20091027
T 0727/07 () of 20.10.2009

Online on

02.12.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

20.10.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

G06K 19/07
G06K 19/073

Application no.

99902596.8

Keywords:

Nouveauté (oui)
Activité inventive (oui)
Extension de l'objet de la demande (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 46 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T072707.20091020
T 0863/07 () of 23.11.2009

Online on

02.12.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

23.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60R 21/34

Application no.

04027486.2

Keywords:

Ausführbarkeit (nein)
Klarheit (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T086307.20091123
T 1155/07 () of 24.11.2009

Online on

02.12.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

24.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/14

Application no.

02717011.7

Keywords:

Clarity: no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T115507.20091124
T 0354/08 () of 22.9.2009

Online on

02.12.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

22.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A47B 9/04

Application no.

02075543.5

Keywords:

Novelty - enabling disclosure (yes)
Novelty - (no) (main request)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes) (auxiliary requests)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T035408.20090922
T 0744/08 (Recovery of virus/XENOVA) of 16.11.2009

Online on

02.12.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

16.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 7/02

Application no.

98938765.9

Keywords:

Main request: clarity (no)
Auxiliary request 1: clarity (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T074408.20091116
T 1684/06 (Cellulose pulp bleaching /CHEMREC) of 24.9.2009

Online on

01.12.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

24.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C01B 15/01

Application no.

93924842.3

Keywords:

Inventive step (no) - starting point: prior use (corroborated by a further document); obviousness: common general knowledge and incentive in prior art.

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T168406.20090924
T 0509/07 () of 30.9.2009

Online on

01.12.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

30.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06T 15/70

Application no.

01918222.9

Keywords:

Main request not admitted into the appeal proceedings
Treatment of non-technical problem described in the application

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T050907.20090930
T 0538/07 () of 27.10.2009

Online on

01.12.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

27.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F25J 3/06
F25J 3/00

Application no.

99948628.5

Keywords:

Extension of subject-matter (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T053807.20091027
T 2046/07 () of 21.10.2009

Online on

01.12.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

21.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60N 2/06

Application no.

00120195.3

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung (nein)
Verspätet eingereichte Beweismittel (nicht zugelassen)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T204607.20091021
T 0473/08 () of 28.10.2009

Online on

01.12.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

28.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D06B 5/16

Application no.

01900189.0

Keywords:

Patentable invention - technical features (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T047308.20091028
T 1308/08 () of 14.10.2009

Online on

01.12.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

14.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F01N 3/28

Application no.

02016258.2

Keywords:

Main request - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary requests 1-6 - late-filed - no clear disclosure - not admitted

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 46 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T130808.20091014

November 2009

T 1631/06 (Precipitation squeeze method/INEOS) of 6.11.2009

Online on

30.11.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

6.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E21B 37/06

Application no.

97950339.8

Keywords:

Novelty (yes) - no direct and unambiguous disclosure

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T163106.20091106
T 0622/07 () of 15.10.2009

Online on

30.11.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

15.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60K 6/02

Application no.

96943053.7

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hauptantrag, Hilfsantrag B: nein)
Unzulässige Erweiterung (Hilfsantrag A, C: ja)
Verspätetes Vorbringen (Hilfsantrag D: ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T062207.20091015
T 1404/07 () of 27.11.2009

Online on

30.11.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

27.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E04B 1/66

Application no.

04786746.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T140407.20091127
T 1760/07 () of 23.11.2009

Online on

30.11.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

23.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01N 21/61

Application no.

98114890.1

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit: bejaht

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176007.20091123
T 0485/08 (Pre-formed peroxycarboxylic acid/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 30.10.2009

Online on

30.11.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

30.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/00

Application no.

99958881.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (all requests) (no) - obvious to try

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T048508.20091030
T 0932/08 () of 6.11.2009

Online on

30.11.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

6.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01S 13/44
G01S 13/34
G01S 7/285
G01S 7/35
G01S 13/93

Application no.

05004895.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T093208.20091106
T 1294/08 () of 12.11.2009

Online on

30.11.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

12.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B21B 1/28

Application no.

99964840.5

Keywords:

Late-filed requests - not admitted because not clearly allowable

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T129408.20091112
T 1869/07 () of 8.10.2009

Online on

29.11.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

8.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60S 1/08

Application no.

99906031.2

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hauptantrag: nein)(Hilfsantrag: ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T186907.20091008
J 0001/09 (Otoplastik für Hinter-dem-Ohr-Hörgeräte/ERICH BAYER) of 6.10.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

6.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04R 25/00

Application no.

03007811.7

Keywords:

Ermässigung der Prüfungsgebühr (nein)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 141 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J000109.20091006
T 1194/06 (Arylalkylamine carbamates/LABOARATORIOS S.A.L.V.A.T.) of 6.8.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

6.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07D 453/02

Application no.

01943553.6

Keywords:

Main and first auxiliary request: not allowable (reformatio in peius)
Admission of a late filed unsubstantiated objection (no)
Second auxiliary request: Novelty (yes) - individual compounds novel over generic disclosure; iventive step (yes) - improved selectivity not obvious

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 84 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T119406.20090806
T 1645/06 () of 20.10.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

20.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01J 29/86

Application no.

99890066.6

Keywords:

Novelty (yes) - after amendment
Inventive step (no) - after amendment

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 109 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T164506.20091020
T 0212/07 () of 18.11.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

18.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E04F 13/08

Application no.

01310002.9

Keywords:

Main request - novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Different apportionment of costs (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T021207.20091118
T 0215/07 () of 14.10.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

14.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65H 63/06

Application no.

02003948.3

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T021507.20091014
T 0771/07 () of 14.10.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

14.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E04C 5/06

Application no.

98966280.4

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit verspätet vorgebrachter Beweismittel (verneint)
Hauptantrag - Neuheit (bejaht)
Hauptantrag - Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 81 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T077107.20091014
T 1160/07 () of 28.7.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

28.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B26B 21/52

Application no.

01979553.3

Keywords:

Document D10 not admitted in opposition proceedings - exercise of discretion (incorrect)
D10 to be considered as closest prior art (yes)
Skilled person - product designer which at least consults expert in the technology of molding small plastic parts
Inventive step (no, all requests)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 76 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T116007.20090728
T 1265/07 () of 22.10.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

22.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B41M 3/14

Application no.

97942714.3

Keywords:

Extension beyond the content of the application as filed (main request, auxiliary requests 1-3, yes; auxiliary request 5, no)
Novelty (auxiliary request 5, yes)
Remittal (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T126507.20091022
T 1701/07 () of 20.10.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

20.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G05B 19/401

Application no.

02251118.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (main and first auxiliary request - no)
Support by the description (second auxiliary request - no)
Late filed auxiliary requests - not admitted

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T170107.20091020
T 1936/07 (Solution pH/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 13.10.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

13.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/04

Application no.

95928210.4

Keywords:

Admissibility of the Appellant's late filed experimental report: no
Inventive step (all requests): no - technical advantage not proven over example of the closest prior art having the least technical differences with respect to the claimed subject-matter

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T193607.20091013
T 0159/08 () of 3.11.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

3.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D21F 7/08

Application no.

00306094.4

Keywords:

Novelty (main request, yes)
Inventive step (main request, yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T015908.20091103
T 0812/08 () of 27.10.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

27.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B05D 7/00

Application no.

98922257.5

Keywords:

Admissibility of amendments (yes)
Clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Remittal to department of first instance for further prosecution

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T081208.20091027
T 1052/08 () of 6.10.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

6.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04Q 7/32

Application no.

03003367.4

Keywords:

Offenbarung in der früheren Anmeldung (Hauptantrag - verneint)
Zulässigkeit (Hilfsantrag 1 - mangels Klarheit verneint)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hilfsantrag 2 - verneint)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T105208.20091006
T 1552/09 () of 19.10.2009

Online on

27.11.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

19.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16J 15/16

Application no.

05019423.2

Keywords:

Entrichtung der Einspruchsgebühr durch Abbuchungsauftrag - Konto nicht gedeckt
Einspruchsgebühr fristgerecht entrichtet - ja
Einspruch gilt als eingelegt - ja

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 74 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T155209.20091019
T 1180/07 () of 6.11.2009

Online on

26.11.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

6.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F01M 13/04

Application no.

01969261.5

Keywords:

Hauptantrag - Verstoß gegen Art. 123 (2) EPÜ
Hilfsanträge 1 und 2 - nicht zum Verfahren zugelassen

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T118007.20091106
T 0225/08 () of 15.10.2009

Online on

26.11.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

15.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A21C 9/04

Application no.

02076360.3

Keywords:

Novelty (main request): no
Inventive step (auxiliary requests): no

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T022508.20091015
T 0374/08 () of 22.10.2009

Online on

26.11.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

22.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A43B 5/00

Application no.

98911367.5

Keywords:

Inventive step (main and auxiliary request): no
Claim interpretation

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T037408.20091022
T 0165/09 () of 23.11.2009

Online on

26.11.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

23.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65B 9/04

Application no.

02769002.3

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T016509.20091123
T 0725/05 (Humanized Immunoglobulins II/PDL) of 14.10.2009

Online on

25.11.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

14.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07K 16/46

Application no.

95105609.2

Keywords:

Substantial procedural violation, remittal, reimbursement of the appeal fee, referral of questions to the EBA - (no)
First auxiliary request - added subject-matter - (yes)
Second auxiliary request - admissibility - (no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 62 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T072505.20091014
T 0816/06 (High viscosity controlled delivery system/DURECT) of 22.10.2009

Online on

25.11.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

22.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 47/26

Application no.

98948113.0

Keywords:

Novelty (no): Main request: all features anticipated by state of the art
Novelty (yes): Auxiliary request: claimed subject-matter not individualised in closest state of the art

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T081606.20091022
T 1392/07 () of 30.9.2009

Online on

24.11.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

30.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60S 1/08

Application no.

00952909.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

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D

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 24 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T139207.20090930
T 0027/08 () of 12.11.2009

Online on

24.11.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

12.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B22D 11/12
B22D 11/128

Application no.

01995634.1

Keywords:

Neuheit (verneint)

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T002708.20091112
J 0010/08 (Retraction of withdrawal/BACTERIN) of 16.11.2009

Online on

23.11.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

16.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 33/38

Application no.

05744133.9

Keywords:

Retraction of withdrawal of a patent application

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C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J001008.20091116
T 0391/07 (Immunotherapy of cancer/UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA) of 13.1.2009

Online on

23.11.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

13.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 39/02

Application no.

95939926.2

Keywords:

Main request; added subject-matter (no); inventive step (yes)

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 109 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T039107.20090113
T 1830/07 () of 23.10.2009

Online on

23.11.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

23.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B21B 37/42

Application no.

02001665.5

Keywords:

Neuheit - ja
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - ja

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T183007.20091023
T 1092/08 () of 3.11.2009

Online on

23.11.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

3.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23K 26/34

Application no.

02252606.5

Keywords:

Late-filed requests - not admitted

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T109208.20091103
T 1796/08 () of 10.11.2009

Online on

23.11.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

10.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A41B 15/00

Application no.

98938129.8

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes - non-obvious combination of known features)

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T179608.20091110
T 2062/08 (Pharmazeutische Zusammensetzung/STADA) of 15.10.2009

Online on

23.11.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

15.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 7/42

Application no.

05005536.7

Keywords:

Neuheit (ja) - nach Einschränkung
Zurückverweisung (ja)

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C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T206208.20091015
T 0048/09 () of 13.11.2009

Online on

23.11.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

13.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B22D 13/04

Application no.

03722201.5

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T004809.20091113
W 0003/09 (Zielsubstanz enthaltendes Produkt/DEGUSSA) of 26.10.2009

Online on

23.11.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

26.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C12P 13/02

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Uneinheitlichkeit a posteriori (nein)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W000309.20091026
W 0009/09 (Gene expression profiling V/SOURCE PRECISION MEDICINE) of 16.11.2009

Online on

23.11.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

16.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12Q 1/68

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Lack of unity a posteriori (yes)

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C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W000909.20091116
T 0682/06 (Extended release formulations/ABBOTT LABORATORIES) of 29.10.2009

Online on

20.11.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

29.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/704

Application no.

98907722.7

Keywords:

Claim 1 of all requests: Added matter (yes)

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C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 83 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T068206.20091029
T 0101/07 () of 16.11.2009

Online on

20.11.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

16.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 21/00

Application no.

98903774.2

Keywords:

Claim 1 - support, clarity, inventive step (after amendment - yes)
Remittal for adaption of remainder of application

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 64 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T010107.20091116
T 0828/07 () of 29.10.2009

Online on

20.11.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

29.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01C 21/34

Application no.

02256264.9

Keywords:

Basis of disclosure for amendments
Inventive step (no)

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C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T082807.20091029
T 0979/07 () of 15.10.2009

Online on

20.11.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

15.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01N 27/414

Application no.

00124164.5

Keywords:

Erst in der mündlichen Verhandlung vorgelegter Anspruchssatz - Zulässigkeit (nein): nicht recherchierte, geänderte Sachlage

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C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T097907.20091015
T 1459/09 () of 17.11.2009

Online on

20.11.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

17.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B23D 61/02

Application no.

05769649.4

Keywords:

Zurückweisung (ja)

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T145909.20091117
T 1976/09 () of 12.11.2009

Online on

20.11.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

12.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/075

Application no.

03255007.1

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T197609.20091112
T 0345/07 (Composition for preventing formation of gas hydrates/ISP Investments) of 15.9.2009

Online on

19.11.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07C 7/20

Application no.

97910068.2

Keywords:

All requests: Inventive step (no) - obvious alternative

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T034507.20090915
T 0411/07 (Verfahren zur Herstellung von Hörgeräten/PHONAK) of 3.11.2009

Online on

19.11.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

3.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04R 25/00

Application no.

00956012.9

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hauptantrag) - verneint
Zulässigkeit (Hilfsantrag) - verneint

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T041107.20091103
T 0781/07 () of 25.9.2009

Online on

19.11.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

25.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60D 1/52

Application no.

01128747.1

Keywords:

Neuheit: Hauptantrag (verneint)
Verspätet vorgebrachtes Dokument - Zulässigkeit (bejaht)
Hilfsanträge - Zulässigkeit (bejaht), Zurückverweisung (bejaht)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T078107.20090925
T 0916/07 () of 1.9.2009

Online on

19.11.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

1.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60J 5/04

Application no.

01103361.0

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no)
Clarity - claims (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T091607.20090901
T 1929/08 (Encoding/Decoding of training sequences/AT&T) of 24.9.2009

Online on

19.11.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

24.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 1/02

Application no.

96302679.4

Keywords:

Main request - clarity (no)
Auxiliary requests 1 and 2 - Added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary request 3 - clarity and novelty (yes)

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T192908.20090924
T 0483/09 () of 11.11.2009

Online on

19.11.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

11.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A44B 18/00

Application no.

99201280.7

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 18 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T048309.20091111
T 1104/07 () of 24.7.2009

Online on

18.11.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

24.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D03D 27/10

Application no.

00202475.0

Keywords:

Novelty (Main and first auxiliary requests) - no
Novelty and inventive step (second auxiliary request) - yes
Prohibition of reformatio in peius - yes

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T110407.20090724
T 0791/09 () of 12.11.2009

Online on

18.11.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

12.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 5/04

Application no.

00993015.7

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T079109.20091112
D 0017/08 () of 21.9.2009

Online on

17.11.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

21.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D001708.20090921
T 1594/06 () of 13.10.2009

Online on

17.11.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

13.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01R 31/36

Application no.

99921254.1

Keywords:

Novelty - no (all requests)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T159406.20091013
T 1742/06 () of 8.10.2009

Online on

17.11.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

8.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G08G 1/00

Application no.

99903342.6

Keywords:

Inventive step - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T174206.20091008
T 1797/06 () of 22.10.2009

Online on

17.11.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

22.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H03F 1/32

Application no.

04252281.3

Keywords:

Main request - Inadmissible extension (yes); Insufficiency of disclosure (yes)
First and second auxiliary requests - Inventive step (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T179706.20091022
T 1483/07 (Beta-amyloid peptide/ELAN) of 7.7.2009

Online on

17.11.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 33/53

Application no.

93921300.5

Keywords:

Admissibility of the sole request (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 104 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T148307.20090707
T 0198/08 () of 29.10.2009

Online on

17.11.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

29.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E02D 29/02

Application no.

02253503.3

Keywords:

Claims - number of independent claims
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step - alternative solution to the objective problem

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T019808.20091029
T 0304/08 (Method for reducing malodor/BASF) of 26.8.2009

Online on

17.11.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

26.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 15/46

Application no.

93105039.7

Keywords:

Novelty (no) - purpose of the claimed method not a functional technical feature

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T030408.20090826
T 0889/08 (Alphavirus/NOVARTIS) of 27.10.2009

Online on

17.11.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

27.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/86

Application no.

95115460.8

Keywords:

Added matter (no)
Extension of the protection conferred (no)
Clarity (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 78 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T088908.20091027
T 1427/09 (Electronic filing of appeals/ERICSSON) of 17.11.2009

Online on

17.11.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

17.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 1/00

Application no.

01962282.8

Keywords:

Electronic filing of appeal documents without required enhanced electronic signature of an authorised person - subsequent filing of signed documents under Rule 50(3) EPC (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T142709.20091117
T 1654/06 () of 29.9.2009

Online on

16.11.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

29.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G08C 25/02

Application no.

03709072.7

Keywords:

Inventive step - no

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T165406.20090929
T 1871/06 () of 7.10.2009

Online on

16.11.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

7.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23K 1/14

Application no.

98951573.9

Keywords:

Admittance of late-filed documents (no)
Main request (rejected - added subject-matter)
First and second auxiliary requests (not admitted in the procedure - not overcoming the objection raised with regard to the main request)
Third auxiliary request (inventive step - yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 60 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T187106.20091007
T 0529/07 (Staggered keyboard/RESEARCH IN MOTION) of 1.10.2009

Online on

16.11.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

1.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/16

Application no.

04017364.3

Keywords:

Inventive step - main and auxiliary requests (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T052907.20091001
T 1440/07 (Gene expression/SERONO) of 23.9.2009

Online on

16.11.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

23.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/67

Application no.

96203412.0

Keywords:

Main request - added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (no)
Auxiliary request - sufficiency of disclosure (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 85 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T144007.20090923
T 1074/08 (Streptococcus/ID BIOMEDICAL) of 13.10.2009

Online on

16.11.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

13.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/31

Application no.

03701402.4

Keywords:

Main request - added subject-matter - no
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes
Sufficiency of disclosure - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 72 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T107408.20091013
T 0681/09 () of 11.11.2009

Online on

16.11.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

11.11.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F01D 9/02

Application no.

02026895.9

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht, nach Änderung)
Zurückverweisung (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T068109.20091111
T 0844/05 () of 6.10.2009

Online on

13.11.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

6.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/173

Application no.

00980635.7

Keywords:

Form of appeal - grounds - sufficient substantiation (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T084405.20091006
T 0122/07 () of 24.9.2009

Online on

13.11.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

24.9.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

F16D 69/02

Application no.

95913206.9

Keywords:

Pièces soumises tardivement
Pouvoir discrétionnaire de la division d'opposition
Vice substantiel de procédure (non)
Remboursement de la taxe de recours (non)
Nouveauté (oui)
Activité inventive (oui)
Nouveau motif d'opposition (irrecevable)
Répartition des frais (non)

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D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 57 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T012207.20090924
T 0791/07 () of 20.10.2009

Online on

13.11.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

20.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23C 5/00

Application no.

01102973.3

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T079107.20091020
T 0355/08 () of 6.10.2009

Online on

13.11.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

6.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A47L 7/04

Application no.

00956321.4

Keywords:

Änderung - Erweiterung (bejaht: Hauptantrag)
Klarheit der Ansprüche (verneint: Haupt-, Hilfsantrag Ia)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint: Hilfsantrag II)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T035508.20091006
T 0004/07 () of 16.9.2009

Online on

12.11.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

16.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 31/10

Application no.

97907768.2

Keywords:

Main, first to seventh auxiliary requests, auxiliary request 1A - inventive step (no)
Eighth to tenth auxiliary request - prohibition of reformatio in peius (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 54 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T000407.20090916
T 0866/07 () of 30.9.2009

Online on

12.11.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

30.9.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

F28D 1/04

Application no.

03811007.8

Keywords:

Nouveauté
Activité inventive

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D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 46 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T086607.20090930
T 1547/07 (Modifying characteristics of a signal received at a receiving station … of 29.9.2009

Online on

12.11.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

29.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04B 17/00

Application no.

00912108.8

Keywords:

Admissibility (yes)
Decision by reference sufficiently reasoned (yes)
Added subject-matter (yes)
Clarity (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T154707.20090929
T 0144/08 () of 22.10.2009

Online on

12.11.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

22.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 16/12

Application no.

98305273.9

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T014408.20091022
T 1502/08 (Taco Shell/GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC.) of 16.10.2009

Online on

12.11.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

16.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A21D 13/00

Application no.

02793929.7

Keywords:

Admissibility - auxiliary requests 5-6 (yes)
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary requests 1-6 (no): taco shells having a flat base are obvious in the light of the prior art

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T150208.20091016
T 0151/07 () of 1.10.2009

Online on

11.11.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

1.10.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

E05B 65/08

Application no.

98400682.5

Keywords:

Nouveauté (oui)
Activité inventive (oui)
Recevabilité d'une objection qui n'avait pas été maintenue devant la première instance (oui)

Distribution

D

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T015107.20091001
T 0701/07 () of 17.9.2009

Online on

11.11.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

17.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B64G 1/24

Application no.

95943583.5

Keywords:

Admissibility of request filed in oral proceedings (yes)
Extended subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T070107.20090917
T 1689/07 () of 6.11.2009

Online on

11.11.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

6.11.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 15/56

Application no.

04101870.6

Keywords:

Aesthetic creation (no): invention achieves a technical effect - claimed subject-matter is per se not an aesthetic creation

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C

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T168907.20091106
T 0337/04 (Mineral fibres II/ROCKWOOL) of 3.12.2008

Online on

10.11.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

3.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C03C 13/00

Application no.

95937881.1

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure: no - claimed subject-matter limited by a range of values of a parameter which is to be calculated, not measured - incomplete teaching of the reference document setting out the calculation model to be used when determining the parameter value - determination of the calculated parameter value not possible throughout the whole ambit of the claim due to a lack of the required data - completing the teaching of the reference document requires an undue amount of experimentation

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T033704.20081203
T 1637/06 () of 6.10.2009

Online on

10.11.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

6.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H02K 7/118

Application no.

99910348.4

Keywords:

Basis of decision - request for revocation by proprietor

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C

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 17 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T163706.20091006
T 1670/06 () of 14.10.2009

Online on

10.11.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

14.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 17/22

Application no.

02707731.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

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D

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T167006.20091014
T 0644/07 () of 16.10.2009

Online on

10.11.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

16.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F24C 15/32
A21B 1/48

Application no.

02075021.2

Keywords:

Clarity (yes)
Extended subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes)

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D

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T064407.20091016
T 0718/07 () of 22.9.2009

Online on

10.11.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

22.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F27D 15/02
F27B 21/02
F23H 7/08

Application no.

97114286.4

Keywords:

Hauptantrag: unzulässige Erweiterung
1. Hilfsantrag: mangelnde erfinderische Tätigkeit
2. Hilfsantrag: verspätet, nicht zugelassen

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D

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T071807.20090922
T 1473/07 () of 27.10.2009

Online on

10.11.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

27.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 1/28

Application no.

01274336.5

Keywords:

Novelty and inventive step (yes) - after amendments

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D

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T147307.20091027
T 1231/08 () of 22.9.2009

Online on

10.11.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

22.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B64D 29/06

Application no.

97202901.1

Keywords:

Opposition grounds - extension of subject-matter - no after amendment
Amended request during oral proceedings (yes)

Distribution

D

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T123108.20090922
T 1405/08 () of 24.9.2009

Online on

10.11.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

24.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H01R 13/52

Application no.

02008426.5

Keywords:

-

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T140508.20090924
T 1168/05 () of 13.10.2009

Online on

09.11.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

13.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 5/445

Application no.

03005155.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T116805.20091013
T 0016/07 (Substrat revêtu pour verres bombés/SAINT GOBAIN) of 11.9.2009

Online on

09.11.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

11.9.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C03C 17/36

Application no.

95402926.0

Keywords:

Modifications (acceptées)
Nouveauté (oui)

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C

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T001607.20090911
T 0067/07 (OFDM pulse shaping/TELIASONERA) of 16.9.2009

Online on

09.11.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

16.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 27/26

Application no.

97850081.7

Keywords:

Inventive step - no

Distribution

D

Decision

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T006707.20090916
T 0452/07 () of 13.10.2009

Online on

09.11.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

13.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16F 1/38

Application no.

99916378.5

Keywords:

Novelty (no)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T045207.20091013
T 0920/07 () of 20.10.2009

Online on

09.11.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

20.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E06B 1/56

Application no.

96115027.3

Keywords:

Neuheit - erteilte Fassung (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - erteilte Fassung (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T092007.20091020
T 1335/07 () of 1.10.2009

Online on

09.11.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

1.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 10/00

Application no.

00984663.5

Keywords:

Main request, first and fourth auxiliary requests - amendment - added subject-matter - yes
First, second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh auxiliary requests - extension of scope of protection - yes

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D

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 68 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T133507.20091001
T 1428/07 (Field programmable radio/HARRIS) of 15.9.2009

Online on

09.11.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04B 1/26

Application no.

98957509.7

Keywords:

Inventive step - no (main request)
Admissibility - no (auxiliary request)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T142807.20090915
T 0193/08 () of 27.10.2009

Online on

09.11.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

27.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 18/14

Application no.

01939887.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes, after amendment)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T019308.20091027
T 1000/08 (Advertisement selection/SONY) of 14.10.2009

Online on

09.11.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

14.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/30
G06F 17/60

Application no.

02733362.4

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T100008.20091014
T 0354/09 () of 27.10.2009

Online on

09.11.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

27.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 17/22

Application no.

01966137.0

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T035409.20091027
T 0713/09 () of 27.10.2009

Online on

09.11.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

27.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 5/441

Application no.

00114415.3

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T071309.20091027
T 1109/07 () of 9.9.2009

Online on

06.11.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

9.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08G 18/20

Application no.

95102022.1

Keywords:

Main request - novelty - no
First auxiliary request - clarity - no
Second auxiliary request added subject-matter - yes
Third auxiliary request - maintenance in amended form

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 95 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T110907.20090909
T 1369/09 () of 28.10.2009

Online on

06.11.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

28.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/135

Application no.

03761278.5

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T136909.20091028
T 1183/05 () of 29.7.2009

Online on

05.11.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

29.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/26

Application no.

97117423.0

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no) - main request, auxiliary requests A to D
Inventive step (yes) - auxiliary request E
Amendments - extension of protection (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T118305.20090729
T 0700/06 (Content usage management system/PANASONIC) of 18.9.2009

Online on

05.11.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

18.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/00

Application no.

02001970.9

Keywords:

Extension of subject-matter - (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T070006.20090918
T 0097/07 () of 7.10.2009

Online on

05.11.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

7.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C22F 1/04

Application no.

00112192.0

Keywords:

Neuheit, erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja) - nach Änderungen

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T009707.20091007
T 0149/08 () of 29.9.2009

Online on

05.11.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

29.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H01L 23/498

Application no.

99960780.7

Keywords:

Während der mündlichen Verhandlung eingereichter Hilfsantrag 3a nicht zugelassen

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 53 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T014908.20090929
T 1214/03 (Hydraulic binder/ITALCEMENTI) of 26.3.2009

Online on

04.11.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

26.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C04B 22/06

Application no.

97936651.5

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes): effect noticeable even at low concentrations of catalyst

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T121403.20090326
T 0588/05 (Computer-assisted telemarketing/WEST DIRECT) of 23.9.2009

Online on

04.11.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

23.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

99908490.8

Keywords:

Inventive step - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T058805.20090923
T 0751/06 () of 20.9.2009

Online on

04.11.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

20.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E06B 7/23

Application no.

96112113.4

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T075106.20090920
T 0341/07 () of 16.9.2009

Online on

04.11.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

16.9.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C23C 8/00

Application no.

98948630.3

Keywords:

Recevabilité des modifications (requête principale - oui)
Nouveauté (requête principale - oui)
Activité inventive (requête principale - oui)

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 58 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T034107.20090916
T 0465/07 () of 22.7.2009

Online on

04.11.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

22.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 10/00

Application no.

98300343.5

Keywords:

Opposition grounds - extension of subject matter (main and first auxiliary requests: yes)
Opposition grounds - insufficiency of disclosure (second auxiliary request: yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 242 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T046507.20090722
T 0611/07 (Superabsorbent polymers/EVONIK) of 18.9.2009

Online on

04.11.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

18.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 15/60

Application no.

99943177.8

Keywords:

All requests: inventive step (no) - purported improvement not shown - reformulation of problem - arbitrary range - obvious alternative

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 81 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T061107.20090918
T 0633/07 (Corporate travel planning/SABRE) of 30.9.2009

Online on

04.11.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

30.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

96306476.1

Keywords:

Inventive step - main request and auxiliary requests 1-5,
7-15, 17-20 (no)
Clarity - auxiliary requests 6 and 16 (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T063307.20090930
T 1172/07 () of 10.7.2009

Online on

04.11.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

10.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B63C 11/12

Application no.

99830769.8

Keywords:

Insufficiency of disclosure (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 71 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T117207.20090710
T 0167/08 () of 13.10.2009

Online on

04.11.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

13.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B64D 29/08

Application no.

00204598.7

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T016708.20091013
T 0862/09 () of 9.10.2009

Online on

04.11.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

9.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08F 2/20

Application no.

06123839.0

Keywords:

Änderungen - zugelassen
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 80 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T086209.20091009
T 0354/04 (Mineral fibres III/ROCKWOOL) of 20.1.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

20.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C03C 13/00

Application no.

97107511.4

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (no):
- determination of a calculated parameter value delimiting the claimed subject-matter not possible throughout the whole ambit of the claim
- incomplete teaching of the reference document for the calculation
- completing the teaching of the reference document requires an undue amount of experimentation

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 138 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T035404.20090120
T 1001/05 () of 10.7.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

10.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 1/00

Application no.

99110022.3

Keywords:

Novelty - availability to the public (yes)
Inventive step - no (all requests)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T100105.20090710
T 0408/06 (Data copyright management/INTARSIA) of 24.7.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

24.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/00

Application no.

98109085.5

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes) - main request
Remittal for adaptation of the description and figures

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T040806.20090724
T 1345/06 (Polyamide pulp/KOLON) of 29.9.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

29.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D21H 13/26

Application no.

97942283.9

Keywords:

Admissibility of a new ground of opposition (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (yes)
Novelty and inventive step - main request (yes)
Refund of appeal fee (no) - appeal not deemed allowable

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T134506.20090929
T 1608/06 () of 20.10.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

20.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 5/335

Application no.

03713171.1

Keywords:

Inventive step - (yes) after amendment

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T160806.20091020
T 1842/06 () of 1.9.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

1.9.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61N 1/16
A61K 41/00
G01N 33/15

Application no.

01984149.3

Keywords:

Application industrielle (non)
Suffisance de description
Requêtes tardives (non recevables)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 58 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T184206.20090901
T 1853/06 () of 24.9.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

24.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29C 65/00

Application no.

96945004.8

Keywords:

Novelty (main request, first and second auxiliary requests) - no
late filed request - (not admitted)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T185306.20090924
T 0211/07 () of 9.10.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

9.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29D 30/16

Application no.

99956335.6

Keywords:

Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 73 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T021107.20091009
T 0436/07 () of 15.9.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B44C 5/04

Application no.

99908834.7

Keywords:

Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 71 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T043607.20090915
T 0570/07 () of 15.10.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

15.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 6/03

Application no.

03252712.9

Keywords:

Form of appeal - grounds - substantiation (no)

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C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 72 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T057007.20091015
T 0939/07 () of 23.10.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

23.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01P 13/04
F02P 11/02

Application no.

00115168.7

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T093907.20091023
T 1231/07 (Nonwoven wet wipes/PROCTER) of 2.10.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

2.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/50

Application no.

98951622.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (all requests) - no: obvious alternative

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T123107.20091002
T 1862/07 () of 17.9.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

17.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B41J 2/51

Application no.

96301499.8

Keywords:

Subject-matter extending beyond the context of the application as filed (no)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T186207.20090917
T 0073/08 (CTI system/NEC) of 17.9.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

17.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 3/42

Application no.

05005662.1

Keywords:

Inventive step - main and auxiliary requests (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T007308.20090917
T 0484/08 (Improved safety handwheel/MARINI CIPRIANO) of 7.9.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

7.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G05G 1/10

Application no.

99125016.8

Keywords:

Novelty (second and third auxiliary requests) - no
Admissibility (main request, first and fourth auxiliary requests) - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T048408.20090907
T 0838/08 () of 7.10.2009

Online on

03.11.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

7.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G02B 21/00

Application no.

05012841.2

Keywords:

-

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 49 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T083808.20091007
T 0219/06 () of 14.5.2009

Online on

02.11.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

14.5.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/06

Application no.

97402000.0

Keywords:

Suffisance d'exposé de l'invention (oui)
Nouveauté (oui)
Requête principale et requêtes subsidiaires 1 à 4:
activité inventive (non) - usage antérieur état de la technique le plus proche
Requête subsidiaire 5: activité inventive (oui) - solution non évidente

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 87 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T021906.20090514
T 1025/06 (Different classes of QoS in L2TP/LUCENT) of 30.9.2009

Online on

02.11.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

30.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 12/28

Application no.

00302358.7

Keywords:

First auxiliary request - inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T102506.20090930
T 1928/06 (Profile management/BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS) of 20.10.2009

Online on

02.11.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

20.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

02718310.2

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T192806.20091020
T 0720/07 (Detergent tablet/P&G) of 2.10.2009

Online on

02.11.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

2.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 17/00

Application no.

99933807.2

Keywords:

Admissibility of late-filed test (no)
Inventive step - all requests (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T072007.20091002
T 0247/08 () of 10.9.2009

Online on

02.11.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D21G 1/00

Application no.

01909876.3

Keywords:

Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T024708.20090910

October 2009

T 0611/05 () of 24.9.2009

Online on

30.10.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

24.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 31/24

Application no.

97115748.2

Keywords:

Novelty (no) - Main Request
Inventive step (no) - obvious solution - Auxiliary Requests I and II

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 49 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T061105.20090924
T 0864/06 (Coating compositions/PPG) of 15.9.2009

Online on

30.10.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C09D 133/06

Application no.

98934427.0

Keywords:

Late filed evidence - not admitted
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious alternative

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T086406.20090915
T 1744/06 () of 10.9.2009

Online on

30.10.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23K 1/00

Application no.

91911371.2

Keywords:

Art. 83: Not substantiated in opposition - not admitted
Art. 123(2): Amendments admissible
Art. 54, 56: Novelty, inventive step (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 83 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T174406.20090910
T 1817/06 () of 16.9.2009

Online on

30.10.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

16.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/06

Application no.

95911274.9

Keywords:

Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T181706.20090916
T 1746/08 () of 24.9.2009

Online on

30.10.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

24.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F01L 9/04

Application no.

02018382.8

Keywords:

All requests - amendments contrary to Article 123(2) EPC

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T174608.20090924
T 0763/09 (Inadmissibility of the Appeal) of 19.10.2009

Online on

30.10.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

19.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23K 35/368

Application no.

95304265.2

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T076309.20091019
T 0781/09 () of 6.10.2009

Online on

30.10.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

6.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H01Q 1/32

Application no.

06020341.1

Keywords:

Fehlende Beschwerdebegründung

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T078109.20091006
T 0172/06 (Sinterverfahren/3M ESPE AG) of 28.9.2009

Online on

29.10.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

28.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C04B 35/64

Application no.

00909147.1

Keywords:

Neuheit (vierter Hilfsantrag: ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja) alternative Lösung; keine Anregung aus dem Stand der Technik, um zur vom Patentinhaber vorgeschlagenen Lösung der Aufgabe zu gelangen

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 54 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T017206.20090928
T 1476/06 () of 8.10.2009

Online on

29.10.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

8.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H05K 3/32

Application no.

97950421.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T147606.20091008
T 1693/06 (PCS compositions/SOLVAY) of 16.9.2009

Online on

29.10.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

16.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/39

Application no.

97916404.3

Keywords:

Novelty - (main request and auxiliary requests 1, 3 to 5, 7 and 8): no
Inventive step (auxiliary request 6): no - obvious modification

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 66 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T169306.20090916
T 1246/07 () of 25.9.2009

Online on

29.10.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

25.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08L 61/24

Application no.

96301437.8

Keywords:

Appeal of appellant opponent - inadmissible
Interpretation of Claim 1 as granted
Inventive step - main request (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T124607.20090925
T 0474/08 (Branched primary alcohol composition/SHELL) of 2.7.2009

Online on

29.10.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

2.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07C 31/125

Application no.

97952830.4

Keywords:

Main and auxiliary requests 1 and 2: undue combination of features
Auxiliary requests 3 to 5: amendment introduces lack of clarity

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T047408.20090702
T 2339/08 () of 15.10.2009

Online on

29.10.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

15.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B62D 15/02

Application no.

00115074.7

Keywords:

Fehlende Beschwerdebegründung

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 17 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T233908.20091015
T 0962/06 () of 8.10.2008

Online on

28.10.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

8.10.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08F 210/16

Application no.

97101835.3

Keywords:

Änderungen - Erweiterung (Hauptantrag: bejaht - erster Hilfsantrag: verneint)
Einspruchsgründe - unzureichende Offenbarung (verneint)
Neuheit (erster Hilfsantrag: bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (erster Hilfsantrag: bejaht) - unzulässige Ex-post-facto-Analyse

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 172 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T096206.20081008
T 0697/07 () of 25.8.2009

Online on

28.10.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

25.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B07B 1/00

Application no.

95919557.9

Keywords:

Inventive step: no (all requests)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T069707.20090825
T 1350/07 () of 18.9.2009

Online on

28.10.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

18.9.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B60R 21/06

Application no.

99402563.3

Keywords:

Admissibilité des nouvelles revendications (oui)
Activité inventive (oui)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T135007.20090918
T 2049/07 () of 8.9.2009

Online on

28.10.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

8.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65G 57/28

Application no.

02020022.6

Keywords:

-

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T204907.20090908
T 0085/08 () of 3.9.2009

Online on

28.10.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

3.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65B 5/06

Application no.

02742740.0

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T008508.20090903
T 0166/08 () of 2.10.2009

Online on

28.10.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

2.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60G 11/22

Application no.

02763164.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T016608.20091002
T 0294/08 () of 16.10.2009

Online on

28.10.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

16.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65G 47/22

Application no.

01119483.4

Keywords:

Antrag auf Widerruf des Patents - Entzug des Einverständnisses mit der aufrechterhaltenen Fassung

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 17 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T029408.20091016
T 0449/09 () of 29.9.2009

Online on

28.10.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

29.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23C 9/154

Application no.

03002561.3

Keywords:

No Statement of Grounds filed - appeal rejected as inadmissible

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T044909.20090929
T 0940/07 (Menüsteuerung/BMW) of 17.9.2009

Online on

27.10.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

17.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G06F 3/033

Application no.

01101042.8

Keywords:

Hauptantrag - Klarheit (nein)
Hilfsantrag 1 und 2 - Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T094007.20090917
T 1660/07 () of 17.9.2009

Online on

27.10.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

17.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B22D 11/12

Application no.

00126252.6

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T166007.20090917
J 0012/08 () of 13.10.2009

Online on

26.10.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

13.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01M 3/22

Application no.

04821030.6

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 17 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J001208.20091013
T 1438/06 () of 2.9.2009

Online on

26.10.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

2.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G08B 17/12

Application no.

99200961.3

Keywords:

Insufficiency of disclosure (yes - main request and first auxiliary request)
Admissibility of late-filed requests (no - second and third auxiliary requests)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T143806.20090902
T 1615/06 () of 16.9.2009

Online on

26.10.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

16.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H03G 3/20

Application no.

97204146.1

Keywords:

Main and first to third auxiliary requests - insufficiency of disclosure (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T161506.20090916
T 1925/06 () of 9.9.2009

Online on

26.10.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

9.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 2/06

Application no.

96919276.4

Keywords:

Insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T192506.20090909
T 0328/07 () of 6.10.2009

Online on

26.10.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

6.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61M 5/20

Application no.

98941213.5

Keywords:

Neuheit (Hauptantrag - nein)
unzulässige Erweiterung (Hilfsanträge - ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T032807.20091006
T 0806/05 () of 30.7.2009

Online on

23.10.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

30.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 61/00

Application no.

98906708.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (no) - Main Request
Novelty (no) - Auxiliary Request

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 77 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T080605.20090730
T 0294/06 () of 24.9.2009

Online on

23.10.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

24.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G09G 3/30

Application no.

98902263.7

Keywords:

Inventive step - (yes) after amendment

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T029406.20090924
T 0724/07 () of 30.9.2009

Online on

23.10.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

30.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D06F 39/02

Application no.

00914113.6

Keywords:

Enabling disclosure (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step - (no, general technical knowledge)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T072407.20090930
T 1774/07 (Water-soluble pouch/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 23.9.2009

Online on

23.10.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

23.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 17/04

Application no.

01987100.3

Keywords:

Admissibility of appeal (yes): erroneous argumentation has no bearing on the admissibility of the appeal
Admissibility of late filed documents (no) - late submissions of party as of right to the proceedings not within the legal and factual frame of the admissible appeal
Admissibility of requests filed during oral proceedings (yes)
Inventive step (main request and first to third auxiliary requests): no
Inventive step (fourth auxiliary request): yes

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 54 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T177407.20090923
T 1892/07 () of 8.9.2009

Online on

23.10.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

8.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B66F 17/00

Application no.

03016173.1

Keywords:

Ausführbarkeit - ja
Neuheit - ja
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - ja

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T189207.20090908
T 0356/08 () of 7.7.2009

Online on

23.10.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F02N 11/08

Application no.

00991776.6

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit neuer Anträge im Beschwerdeverfahren (verneint)
Beschränkung der Beschwerde auf Überprüfung der von der ersten Instanz geprüften Anträge
Verbot der reformatio in peius

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T035608.20090707
T 0445/09 () of 8.10.2009

Online on

23.10.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

8.10.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

G01J 5/20

Application no.

06300295.0

Keywords:

Nouveauté de activité inventive (oui - revendications modifiées)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T044509.20091008
T 1763/06 () of 15.9.2009

Online on

22.10.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02C 7/02

Application no.

99308360.9

Keywords:

Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Admissibility of amended claim request (yes)
Added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty and inventive step (yes)
Offer of experts' opinion (not followed)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 76 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176306.20090915
T 0359/07 () of 7.10.2009

Online on

22.10.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

7.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G02B 21/00

Application no.

04023500.4

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T035907.20091007
T 0802/07 () of 30.9.2009

Online on

22.10.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

30.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01F 1/00

Application no.

98810201.8

Keywords:

-

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T080207.20090930
T 0014/07 () of 7.7.2009

Online on

21.10.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

F25J 3/04
B01D 53/04
B01D 53/047
B01D 53/22

Application no.

99400267.3

Keywords:

Nouveauté (non)
Clarté

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T001407.20090707
T 0069/05 () of 4.6.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

4.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 27/26

Application no.

96303368.3

Keywords:

Fresh ground of opposition (no) - Main Request
Amendments - allowable (no) - Main, First and Second Auxiliary Requests
Amendments - allowable (yes) - Third Auxiliary Request
Sufficiency of the disclosure (yes) - Third Auxiliary Request
Novelty (yes) - Third Auxiliary Request
Remittal (yes) - Third Auxiliary Request

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 62 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T006905.20090604
T 1663/06 () of 1.10.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

1.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65D 83/14

Application no.

01202008.7

Keywords:

Inventive step - (no, all requests)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T166306.20091001
T 0366/07 () of 8.9.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

8.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F28F 1/12
F28D 1/053

Application no.

95117346.7

Keywords:

Extension of subject-matter (no)
Extension of scope of protection (no)
Admittance of late-filed request (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T036607.20090908
T 0966/07 () of 10.9.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A46B 9/02

Application no.

02290495.7

Keywords:

Activité inventive (oui)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T096607.20090910
T 1037/07 () of 29.9.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

29.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 13/15

Application no.

97949439.0

Keywords:

Inventive step (main and auxiliary request 3 - no; auxiliary request 7 - yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 67 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T103707.20090929
T 1345/07 () of 8.10.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

8.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B23B 27/14

Application no.

99890086.4

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht)
Zurückverweisung (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 63 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T134507.20091008
T 1365/07 () of 15.9.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B24B 13/02

Application no.

01909601.5

Keywords:

Neuheit - nein (Anspruch 1 gemäß Hauptantrag)
Unzulässige Erweiterung - ja (Anspruch 1 gemäß 3. Hilfsantrag)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - ja (Anspruch 1 geänderter 4. Hilfsantrag)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T136507.20090915
T 1567/07 () of 30.7.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

30.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D06F 37/20

Application no.

99308608.1

Keywords:

Novelty and inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T156707.20090730
T 1960/07 () of 1.10.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

1.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B21D 22/16

Application no.

01102425.4

Keywords:

Neuheit (Hauptantrag) - nein
Zulässigkeit der Änderungen (Hilfsanträge 1, 2) - nein

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T196007.20091001
T 0366/08 () of 15.10.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

15.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C22C 21/06

Application no.

99963592.3

Keywords:

Inventive step (no) - main request, auxiliary requests 1, 3 and 4
Clarity (no) - auxiliary request 2

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 81 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T036608.20091015
T 0508/08 (Admissibility/VEGENICS) of 8.10.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

8.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/12

Application no.

96925768.2

Keywords:

Obligation of opposition division to consider request to correct minutes of oral proceedings
Admissibility of appeal (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T050808.20091008
T 2283/08 () of 7.10.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

7.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60R 22/195

Application no.

04010554.6

Keywords:

Inventive step (Main Request) - no
Inventive step (First Auxiliary Request) - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T228308.20091007
T 1376/09 () of 6.10.2009

Online on

20.10.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

6.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B23K 9/09

Application no.

04012909.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T137609.20091006
D 0019/08 () of 16.10.2009

Online on

19.10.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

16.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D001908.20091016
T 1292/06 (Telefonbuch mit Bildsuche/DEUTSCHE TELEKOM) of 11.9.2009

Online on

19.10.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

11.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G06F 17/30

Application no.

03023497.5

Keywords:

Neuheit - Hauptantrag (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Hilfsantrag (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 115 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T129206.20090911
T 2041/08 () of 16.7.2009

Online on

19.10.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

16.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/00

Application no.

01944453.8

Keywords:

Amendments - added subject-matter (yes) - main request, 1st, 2nd auxiliary requests
Clarity and conciseness (no) - 1st auxiliary request
Amendments - added subject-matter (no) - 3rd auxiliary request
Remittal (yes) - 3rd auxiliary request

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T204108.20090716
T 1302/06 (Intelligente Achse/STICHT) of 30.9.2009

Online on

16.10.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

30.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G05B 19/414

Application no.

98938502.6

Keywords:

Änderungen im Einspruchsverfahren - Prüfung der Erfordernisse des EPÜ (unvollständig)
Begründung der Entscheidung - mangelhaft
Verfahrensfehler - Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T130206.20090930
T 1855/06 () of 18.6.2009

Online on

16.10.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

18.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

D01F 1/10

Application no.

97119307.3

Keywords:

Rechtsübergang des Patents
Erlöschen des Patents - nicht feststellbar
Neue Verwendung eines bekannten Stoffes (verneint)

Distribution

B

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 84 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T185506.20090618
T 0481/07 () of 29.9.2009

Online on

16.10.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

29.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C30B 29/30

Application no.

98111849.0

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T048107.20090929
T 1940/07 () of 18.6.2009

Online on

16.10.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

18.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60H 1/00

Application no.

00108690.9

Keywords:

Priority - same invention (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendments - opposition proceedings
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T194007.20090618
T 1110/09 (Optical communications system/BTG INTERNATIONAL) of 9.9.2009

Online on

16.10.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

9.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04B 10/18

Application no.

04019570.3

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T111009.20090909
T 0084/07 () of 15.9.2009

Online on

15.10.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16B 13/14

Application no.

99108391.6

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung (verneint) - nach Änderungen
Ausführbarkeit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T008407.20090915
T 0500/07 () of 15.9.2009

Online on

15.10.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A23L 1/275

Application no.

99934626.5

Keywords:

Keine Übertragung der Einsprechendenstellung
Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr (nein)
Zurückverweisung an die Einspruchsabteilung (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 58 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T050007.20090915
T 0643/08 () of 9.10.2009

Online on

15.10.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

9.10.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C23C 4/10

Application no.

05112923.7

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit der Änderungen (ja)
Neuheit (ja - nach Änderung)
Zurückverweisung an die erste Instanz

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 73 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T064308.20091009
T 0948/05 () of 17.9.2009

Online on

14.10.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

17.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 5/445

Application no.

00904377.9

Keywords:

Inventive step - no
Auxiliary request admitted - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T094805.20090917
T 1576/08 () of 9.10.2009

Online on

14.10.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

9.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65B 9/22

Application no.

00830013.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T157608.20091009
T 2104/08 () of 1.7.2009

Online on

14.10.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

1.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60H 1/00

Application no.

04010755.9

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 19 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T210408.20090701
T 1007/05 () of 18.6.2009

Online on

13.10.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

18.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 1/00

Application no.

99124155.5

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)
Claims - clarity (no)
Decision re appeals - remittal (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 56 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T100705.20090618
T 1009/05 () of 18.6.2009

Online on

13.10.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

18.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 1/00

Application no.

99124156.3

Keywords:

Admissibility of new requests (yes)
Claims - clarity (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T100905.20090618
T 1014/05 () of 18.6.2009

Online on

13.10.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

18.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 1/00

Application no.

99124161.3

Keywords:

Extension beyond content of earlier application (yes)
Admissibility of first to third auxiliary requests (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T101405.20090618
T 0329/06 (Perfused microtissue/MIT) of 4.9.2009

Online on

13.10.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

4.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12M 3/04

Application no.

99913967.8

Keywords:

New main request - added subject-matter (no), disclaimer allowable for non-technical reasons, novelty (yes), remittal (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T032906.20090904
T 1545/06 (Bindungspartner für 5-HT5-Rezeptoren/ABBOTT) of 24.9.2009

Online on

13.10.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

24.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61P 9/00

Application no.

00901526.4

Keywords:

Änderungen - Erweiterungen (bejaht) - Merkmalskombination in Haupt- und Hilfsantrag nicht individualisiert offenbart

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T154506.20090924
T 1627/06 () of 22.9.2009

Online on

13.10.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

22.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H01L 23/373

Application no.

99967900.4

Keywords:

Neuheit (nein) - Hauptantrag, erster Hilfsantrag
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein) - zweiter Hilfsantrag

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T162706.20090922
T 0322/07 () of 6.10.2009

Online on

13.10.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

6.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01L 21/311

Application no.

98960430.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes) - after amendment

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T032207.20091006
T 0854/06 () of 16.7.2009

Online on

12.10.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

16.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/173

Application no.

02102330.4

Keywords:

Clarity (yes - after amendments)
Inventive step (yes - after amendments)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T085406.20090716
T 1534/06 (Method for stabilizing samples/DORN) of 25.8.2009

Online on

12.10.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

25.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01N 47/44

Application no.

00926083.7

Keywords:

Main Request - added subject-matter - (no)
Main Request - inventive step - (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T153406.20090825
T 1632/06 (Natamycin stabilisation/DSM) of 2.9.2009

Online on

12.10.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

2.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01N 43/90

Application no.

00991616.4

Keywords:

Admissibility of opposition 1 (yes) - deficiencies remedied in good time
Main Request and Auxiliary Request: Novelty (no)
Auxiliary Requests 2 and 3: Inventive step (no) - obvious solution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T163206.20090902
T 1917/06 () of 7.7.2009

Online on

12.10.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 25/01

Application no.

97901879.3

Keywords:

Admissibility of new request (yes)
Priority claim (valid)
Inventive step (yes, after amendment)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T191706.20090707
T 1346/07 () of 4.9.2009

Online on

12.10.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

4.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B64G 1/10

Application no.

99115150.7

Keywords:

Neuheit(Hauptantrag, Hilfsantrag 2: nein)
Erweiterung des Schutzumfangs (Hilfsantrag 1: ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T134607.20090904
T 1355/07 (Anti-corrosive pigments/PIGMENTAN) of 6.8.2009

Online on

12.10.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

6.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C09K 3/00

Application no.

02735954.6

Keywords:

Main request: Admissibility of correction (no) - not immediately evident that nothing else would have been intended - correction proposed not directly and unambiguously derivable
Auxiliary requests 1 and 2: Amendments (not allowable) - alleged basis for amendment in itself inconsistent and ambiguous

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T135507.20090806
T 1776/07 () of 27.8.2009

Online on

12.10.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

27.8.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65D 83/00

Application no.

98104056.1

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T177607.20090827
T 1833/07 (Composition de teinture/L'ORÉAL) of 23.7.2009

Online on

12.10.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

23.7.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/13

Application no.

96941063.8

Keywords:

Requêtes principales et auxiliaire : activité inventive (non) - approche problème/solution - pas d'essais comparatifs pertinents - reformulation du problème technique - solution évidente

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 181 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T183307.20090723
T 0235/08 () of 8.4.2009

Online on

12.10.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

8.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D06N 7/00

Application no.

99942854.3

Keywords:

Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendments - extension of scope (no)
Amended claims - clarity (yes)
Decision re appeals - remittal (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T023508.20090408
T 0848/08 (Platform security for mobile phone/NOKIA) of 28.7.2009

Online on

12.10.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

28.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/00

Application no.

03727702.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (main request - no, 1st auxiliary request - yes after amendments)
Request for correction of application number in grounds of appeal- allowable

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T084808.20090728
T 1223/09 () of 6.10.2009

Online on

12.10.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

6.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G07C 9/00

Application no.

03021329.2

Keywords:

Appeal inadmissible - no statement of the grounds of appeal

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T122309.20091006
T 1490/06 () of 15.9.2009

Online on

09.10.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G07F 19/00

Application no.

02754585.4

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit: ja (nach Änderungen)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T149006.20090915
T 1649/07 () of 6.8.2009

Online on

09.10.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

6.8.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B66D 5/30

Application no.

99906137.7

Keywords:

Neuheit - ja
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - nein

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T164907.20090806
T 0792/09 () of 1.10.2009

Online on

09.10.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

1.10.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

G02C 7/04

Application no.

00402584.7

Keywords:

Motifs de recours non déposés

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T079209.20091001
T 0535/07 (Diagnostic Agents/QUADRANT DRUG DELIVERY LTD.) of 26.6.2009

Online on

08.10.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

26.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 49/22

Application no.

95110723.4

Keywords:

Main request, auxiliary requests 1-5: admissibility - (yes)
added matter (yes) - combination of features not originally disclosed
Auxiliary request 6: admissibilty (no): late filed and prima facie not allowable
Auxiliary request 7: not open to discussion in view of G 0009/92

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 81 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T053507.20090626
T 0597/07 (Detergent composition/KAO) of 12.8.2009

Online on

08.10.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

12.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 1/83

Application no.

95114383.3

Keywords:

Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Admissibility of opposition (yes)
Public availability of document D1 on the balance of probabilities (no)
New ground of opposition (no)
Remittal (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T059707.20090812
T 1530/07 () of 25.9.2009

Online on

08.10.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

25.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 26/08

Application no.

03721409.5

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T153007.20090925
T 1645/07 () of 17.9.2009

Online on

08.10.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

17.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61C 7/08

Application no.

98944498.9

Keywords:

Novelty yes (after amendment)
Clarity yes (after amendment)
New subject-matter (no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T164507.20090917
T 0493/08 (Re-establishment of rights in respect of the appeal term (no)) of 29.9.2009

Online on

08.10.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

29.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02F 1/13

Application no.

01980926.8

Keywords:

EPC Article 122: rectification of a decision to grant further to requests under Rules 89 or 88 or Article 122 EPC 1973 instead of an appeal (no), excuse of error of law (no), all due care (no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 94 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T049308.20090929
T 1017/09 () of 1.10.2009

Online on

08.10.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

1.10.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G07B 17/02

Application no.

98301388.9

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T101709.20091001
T 0794/06 () of 29.7.2009

Online on

07.10.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

29.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 1/14

Application no.

95114362.7

Keywords:

Extension of subject-matter (no)
Method of treatment by therapy (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 51 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T079406.20090729
T 1921/07 () of 17.9.2009

Online on

07.10.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

17.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F01N 1/08

Application no.

97941879.5

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 87 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T192107.20090917
T 0071/07 () of 1.9.2009

Online on

06.10.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

1.9.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B65B 57/20

Application no.

96460032.4

Keywords:

Suffisance de description - (oui)
Activité inventive - (oui)

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Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T007107.20090901
T 1078/07 () of 18.9.2009

Online on

06.10.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

18.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61B 5/00

Application no.

00987114.6

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung (ja)
Schwerer Verfahrensfehler (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T107807.20090918
T 1431/05 () of 12.3.2009

Online on

05.10.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

12.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 61/00

Application no.

97937229.9

Keywords:

Amendments - allowable (no) - Main and Auxiliary Requests

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 49 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T143105.20090312
T 1169/06 (Consistency check of registration information/NTT) of 23.7.2009

Online on

05.10.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

23.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 12/58

Application no.

03010047.3

Keywords:

Inventive step - main request and auxiliary request (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T116906.20090723
T 1590/06 (Regelung der Stromversorgung mehrerer Feldgeräte/ENDRESS) of 23.9.2009

Online on

05.10.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

23.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G06F 1/32

Application no.

02795064.1

Keywords:

Verletzung des rechtlichen Gehörs nach Art. 113(1) EPÜ (ja)
Entscheidung auf der Grundlage eines nicht von der Anmelderin gemäß Art. 113(2) EPC vorgelegten oder gebilligten Textes (ja)
Wesentlicher Verfahrensmangel (ja)
Rückerstattung der Beschwerdegebühr (ja)

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T159006.20090923
T 1609/06 (Schnell zerfallende Pellets/Roche Diagnostics GmbH) of 22.9.2009

Online on

05.10.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

22.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 9/22

Application no.

97943848.8

Keywords:

Hauptantrag, Hilfsantrag 1 - Neuheit (nein): Die durch funktionelle Merkmale gekennzeichneten Pellets sind im Stand der Technik offenbart.
Hilfsanträge 2 und 3 - erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein): nahe liegende Alternative

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T160906.20090922
T 1932/06 (Internet billing method/BCE EMERGIS TECHNOLOGIES) of 16.9.2009

Online on

05.10.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

16.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

98943241.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T193206.20090916
T 0623/07 () of 21.9.2009

Online on

05.10.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

21.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B62D 25/06

Application no.

00124581.0

Keywords:

Widerruf des Patents nach Verzichtserklärung durch die Patentinhaberin

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T062307.20090921
T 0889/07 () of 13.8.2009

Online on

05.10.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

13.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C03B 37/05

Application no.

99917824.7

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step - main and first to fourth auxiliary requests (no)
Inventive step - fith auxiliary request (yes)

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 52 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T088907.20090813
T 2034/07 () of 10.9.2009

Online on

05.10.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C22C 38/42

Application no.

03733478.6

Keywords:

Novelty (yes) - after amendment

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 69 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T203407.20090910
T 0360/05 (Trocknungsvorrichtung/LTS) of 18.8.2009

Online on

02.10.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

18.8.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B01D 53/26

Application no.

00922506.1

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein): naheliegende Variante der bekannten Vorrichtung

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T036005.20090818
T 1441/05 (Exhaust gas purificatiaon device/Toyota) of 8.9.2009

Online on

02.10.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

8.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 53/94

Application no.

98103727.8

Keywords:

Novelty: no (main and second auxiliary request)
Subject-matter not directly and unambigously disclosed in the application as filed (third auxiliary request)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T144105.20090908
T 0928/06 (Oxacarbazepine tablets/NOVARTIS AG, et al) of 29.6.2009

Online on

02.10.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

29.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/55

Application no.

98908091.6

Keywords:

Main and auxiliary request - inventive step - no: obvious to try

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T092806.20090629
T 1909/06 (Call forwarding in an intelligent network/TELIASONERA) of 15.9.2009

Online on

02.10.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04Q 3/64

Application no.

98912871.5

Keywords:

Clarity and support in the description (no)
Added subject-matter (yes)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T190906.20090915
T 1901/06 (Auswertung von DAB-Durchsagen/BOSCH) of 1.9.2009

Online on

01.10.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

1.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04H 1/00

Application no.

00100559.4

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Haupt und Hilfsantrag) - verneint

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T190106.20090901
T 0384/07 () of 8.9.2009

Online on

01.10.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

8.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G07F 1/00

Application no.

03764094.3

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)
Stay of the proceedings (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T038407.20090908
T 1734/07 () of 22.9.2009

Online on

01.10.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

22.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 6/38

Application no.

01120584.6

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T173407.20090922

September 2009

T 1143/06 (Data selection system/BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS) of 1.4.2009

Online on

30.09.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

1.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/30

Application no.

00900249.4

Keywords:

Inventive step: treatment of features relating to a presentation of information

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T114306.20090401
T 1671/06 (Reminders for portable phone/NOKIA CORPORATION) of 29.7.2009

Online on

30.09.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

29.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

01307006.5

Keywords:

Inventive step - entering reminder time without using calendar function (no - obvious possibility)
Inventive step - non-technical prejudice not relevant to inventive step

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T167106.20090729
T 0081/07 () of 10.9.2009

Online on

30.09.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61N 2/02

Application no.

03023239.1

Keywords:

Klarheit des Anspruchs (verneint)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T008107.20090910
T 0472/07 () of 2.7.2009

Online on

30.09.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

2.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 5/124

Application no.

96942885.3

Keywords:

Interpretation of claim

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 64 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T047207.20090702
T 1212/07 () of 6.8.2009

Online on

30.09.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

6.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B32B 27/08

Application no.

96945046.9

Keywords:

Main, first and second auxiliary requests: Disclaimer - not allowable - removes more than is necessary to restore novelty; Third auxiliary request: reformatio in peius - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T121207.20090806
T 1288/07 () of 8.9.2009

Online on

30.09.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

8.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G02F 1/1335

Application no.

02028591.2

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T128807.20090908
T 0368/08 () of 13.8.2009

Online on

30.09.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

13.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B41M 1/34

Application no.

99949020.4

Keywords:

Admissibility of the opposition - yes
Admissibility of the appeal - yes
Added subject-matter - no (main request and auxiliary request 1)
Novelty - yes (main request and auxiliary request 1)
Inventive step - no (main request)
Clarity - yes (auxiliary request 1)
Inventive step - yes (auxiliary request 1)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 90 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T036808.20090813
T 0513/08 () of 10.9.2009

Online on

30.09.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B29C 65/00

Application no.

00119476.0

Keywords:

Neuheit (ja)
Zurückverweisung an erste Instanz

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T051308.20090910
T 0244/09 () of 16.9.2009

Online on

30.09.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

16.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29C 59/06

Application no.

03250924.2

Keywords:

Inadmissibility of appeal

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T024409.20090916
W 0008/09 () of 14.9.2009

Online on

30.09.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

14.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F25D 23/12
F25D 23/02

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Einheitlichkeit: nein

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W000809.20090914
T 1054/06 (Quinoxaline derivatives/AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS) of 22.9.2009

Online on

29.09.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

22.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07D 241/52

Application no.

98925041.0

Keywords:

Amendments - allowable (yes)
Clarity - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Remittal

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T105406.20090922
T 1696/06 () of 23.7.2009

Online on

29.09.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

23.7.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B60H 1/00

Application no.

00949671.2

Keywords:

Modifications - extension de l'objet de la demande (non)
Nouveauté (oui)
Activité inventive (oui)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T169606.20090723
T 0565/07 () of 10.9.2009

Online on

29.09.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F24H 9/06

Application no.

99110414.2

Keywords:

Zulassung verspäteter Anträge - Hauptantrag und zweiter Hilfsantrag
Neuheit - Hauptantrag (nein), zweiter Hilfsantrag (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - zweiter Hilfsantrag (nein)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T056507.20090910
T 0682/07 () of 28.7.2009

Online on

29.09.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

28.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B22F 1/00
H01G 9/042
H01G 9/052

Application no.

97946465.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T068207.20090728
T 1616/07 () of 16.7.2009

Online on

29.09.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

16.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60H 1/00

Application no.

00940907.9

Keywords:

Novelty - Main Request, 1.-3. Auxiliary Request (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter - 4. Auxiliary Request (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T161607.20090716
T 1941/07 (beta-glucosidase/GENENCOR) of 10.9.2009

Online on

29.09.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/56

Application no.

92902669.8

Keywords:

Main request - inventive step - no
Auxiliary request 1 - priority - yes
Auxiliary request 1 - novelty - yes
Auxiliary request 1 - inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 177 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T194107.20090910
T 0976/04 () of 20.11.2008

Online on

28.09.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

20.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D01F 6/46

Application no.

97309700.9

Keywords:

Disclosure - sufficiency - (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no) - obvious combination of known features (all requests)
"Clarity (yes) (first auxiliary request)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes) (second auxiliary requests)
Cost apportionment (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 63 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T097604.20081120
T 1144/07 () of 9.9.2009

Online on

28.09.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

9.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D01G 1/00

Application no.

97122316.9

Keywords:

Inventive step - (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T114407.20090909
T 1395/07 () of 7.7.2009

Online on

28.09.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/48

Application no.

95400694.6

Keywords:

Activité inventive (oui): - amélioration démontrée - caractéristique claire en soi dans la revendication - pas d'interprétation différente à partir de la description - solution non évidente

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T139507.20090707
T 1854/08 () of 15.9.2009

Online on

28.09.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H03M 13/00

Application no.

03809809.1

Keywords:

Substantial procedural violation - yes -
Reimbursement of the appeal fee - yes -

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T185408.20090915
T 0248/09 () of 10.8.2009

Online on

28.09.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

10.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B32B 27/32

Application no.

97924521.4

Keywords:

Appeal inadmissible - no written statement setting out the grounds of appeal

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T024809.20090810
T 0877/09 () of 25.9.2009

Online on

28.09.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

25.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 12/24

Application no.

03253357.2

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T087709.20090925
T 1497/05 (Carbonylation process/BP) of 7.8.2008

Online on

26.09.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

7.8.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07C 51/12

Application no.

99306704.0

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes - improvement - non-obvious solution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T149705.20080807
T 0322/06 (Processing program data/DELTEC) of 7.7.2009

Online on

25.09.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 19/00

Application no.

01955027.6

Keywords:

Inventive step (no) - main request and first to fifth auxiliary requests
Admissibility of request filed in oral proceedings (no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 48 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T032206.20090707
T 1562/06 () of 22.9.2009

Online on

25.09.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

22.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H02K 3/34

Application no.

99111814.2

Keywords:

Inventive step - no
Priority - yes (doctrine of exhaustion of priority right - no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T156206.20090922
T 1767/06 () of 28.7.2009

Online on

25.09.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

28.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B29C 31/00

Application no.

00903589.0

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung (Hauptantrag, Hilfsantrag, nein)
Ausreichende Offenbarung (Hauptantrag, Hilfsantrag, nein)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176706.20090728
T 1877/06 () of 9.7.2009

Online on

25.09.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

9.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C23C 14/00

Application no.

99953254.2

Keywords:

Allowability of amendments (main request - no, auxiliary request Ib-yes)
Inventive step (auxiliary request Ib-no)
Admissibility of remaining auxiliary requests (no-defining only alternatives of the subject-matter of claim 1 of auxiliary request Ib)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 54 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T187706.20090709
T 0043/07 () of 10.9.2009

Online on

25.09.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B29C 47/06

Application no.

97401777.4

Keywords:

Nouveauté - non

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 29 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T004307.20090910
T 0177/07 () of 22.7.2009

Online on

25.09.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

22.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D21F 3/00

Application no.

99910906.9

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 83 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T017707.20090722
T 0317/07 () of 20.8.2009

Online on

25.09.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

20.8.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C23C 4/12

Application no.

98120102.3

Keywords:

Neuheit (Haupt- und Hilfsantrag - bejaht)
Zulässigkeit der Änderungen (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Haupt- und Hilfsantrag - verneint)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 46 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T031707.20090820
T 0518/07 (Superabsorbent products/SCA) of 14.7.2009

Online on

25.09.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

14.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 15/20

Application no.

00980099.6

Keywords:

Main and auxiliary requests 1 to 4: inventive step (no) - improvement (yes) - obvious solution - no deterrent teaching in the art

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T051807.20090714
T 1477/07 () of 29.6.2009

Online on

25.09.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

29.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B67D 1/08

Application no.

01938819.8

Keywords:

Late filed documents (admitted)
Remittal (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T147707.20090629
T 0623/08 (RNA virus/DNAVEC) of 18.9.2009

Online on

25.09.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

18.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 7/01

Application no.

03002037.4

Keywords:

All requests: sufficiency of disclosure (no)

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T062308.20090918
T 0955/08 (Boiler/MERLONI) of 11.9.2009

Online on

25.09.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

11.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 12/28

Application no.

01938023.7

Keywords:

Extended protection (yes)
Clarity (no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T095508.20090911
T 0172/09 () of 10.8.2009

Online on

25.09.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

10.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/46

Application no.

00913709.2

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T017209.20090810
T 0409/05 () of 28.7.2009

Online on

24.09.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

28.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23L 1/30

Application no.

96200047.7

Keywords:

Main request (novelty - no)
Auxiliary request (novelty - yes; inventive step - no)

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C

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 107 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T040905.20090728
T 0587/06 () of 23.7.2009

Online on

24.09.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

23.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E05B 49/00

Application no.

98119014.3

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)
Zeugenaussagen

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T058706.20090723
T 1340/06 (Consistency of registration data/CARDINALCOMMERCE) of 16.7.2009

Online on

24.09.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

16.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/00

Application no.

01918364.9

Keywords:

Inventive step-main request and auxiliary requests 1 and 2 (no)
Admissibility-auxiliary requests 3 and 4 (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T134006.20090716
T 1365/06 (Selling a software product/TRIBEKA) of 3.9.2009

Online on

24.09.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

3.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/00

Application no.

02738407.2

Keywords:

Amendments - added subject-matter- yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T136506.20090903
T 1681/06 () of 7.7.2009

Online on

24.09.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E05F 15/00

Application no.

96111204.2

Keywords:

Klarheit (bejaht)
Ausführbarkeit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T168106.20090707
T 1898/06 (Urea derivatives/BOEHRINGER) of 12.8.2009

Online on

24.09.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

12.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07D 401/12

Application no.

99960668.4

Keywords:

Main Request and Auxiliary Requests 1-5: Clarity of the claims (no): The term "pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives therof" renders the claims unclear
Auxiliary Request 6: Meets the requirements of the EPC

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T189806.20090812
T 1601/06 (Patient identification using transponder/CARDINAL HEALTH 303) of 10.9.2009

Online on

23.09.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 19/00

Application no.

99937221.2

Keywords:

Inventive step - no; Refund of the appeal fee - no

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T160106.20090910
T 1874/06 () of 14.7.2009

Online on

23.09.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

14.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C23C 14/06

Application no.

97937764.5

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Inventive step (all requests - no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 150 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T187406.20090714
T 0191/07 () of 14.7.2009

Online on

23.09.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

14.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60T 17/06

Application no.

97935976.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T019107.20090714
T 0882/07 () of 24.7.2009

Online on

23.09.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

24.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B64D 11/00

Application no.

01104081.3

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T088207.20090724
T 0948/07 () of 21.9.2009

Online on

23.09.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

21.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 10/00

Application no.

99909825.4

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step - problem and solution (yes)
Opposition grounds - insufficiency of disclosure (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 198 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T094807.20090921
T 1927/07 () of 21.7.2009

Online on

23.09.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

21.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B09B 1/00

Application no.

99907792.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (all requests): no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T192707.20090721
T 0152/08 () of 9.9.2009

Online on

23.09.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

9.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E03C 1/126
A47K 1/14
E03C 1/23

Application no.

05005834.6

Keywords:

Neuheit: ja

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T015208.20090909
T 0454/09 (Recombinant lactic acid/BIONEER) of 14.9.2009

Online on

23.09.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

14.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/74

Application no.

94904150.3

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T045409.20090914
T 0952/06 (Compounds for use in treatment of sexual dysfunctions/THE REGENTS OF … of 6.8.2009

Online on

22.09.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

6.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/54

Application no.

97903127.5

Keywords:

Main request fails for lack of sufficiency of disclosure of the compounds claimed
First auxiliary request fails for lack of sufficiency of disclosure of the purpose claimed; and second auxiliary request meets the requirements of sufficiency of disclosure

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 228 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T095206.20090806
T 1733/06 () of 28.8.2009

Online on

22.09.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

28.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 10/00

Application no.

91920770.4

Keywords:

Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendments - correction of errors (yes)
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 158 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T173306.20090828
T 0910/07 (Transponder/VAVIK) of 3.9.2009

Online on

22.09.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

3.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04B 1/59

Application no.

01914243.9

Keywords:

Clarity - no
Added subject-matter - yes
Novelty - no
Oral proceedings held in the absence of the appellant

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T091007.20090903
T 0122/08 () of 6.8.2009

Online on

22.09.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

6.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B62M 11/00

Application no.

98108377.7

Keywords:

Opposition grounds - extension of subject-matter (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T012208.20090806
T 1484/06 () of 3.9.2009

Online on

21.09.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

3.9.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

H01R 24/04

Application no.

00912318.3

Keywords:

Requête principale - activité inventive (non)
Requête subsidiaire - extension au-delà de la demande déposée (oui)

Distribution

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 35 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T148406.20090903
T 1753/06 (tert-butylamine du perindopril/LABORATOIRES SERVIER) of 6.5.2009

Online on

21.09.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

6.5.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C07D 209/42

Application no.

01954058.2

Keywords:

Renvoi de la procédure orale (non)
Requêtes principale et subsidiaire 1 à 2: nouveauté (non) - divulgation implicite
Requête subsidiaire 3: activité inventive (non) - solution alternative évidente
Requête subsidiaire 4: tardive - non clairement admissible
Saisine de la Grande Chambre (non)

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C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 303 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T175306.20090506
T 0425/07 () of 3.9.2009

Online on

21.09.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

3.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23C 5/10

Application no.

95930766.1

Keywords:

Sole request - admittance (yes); inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T042507.20090903
T 0586/06 () of 21.7.2009

Online on

18.09.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

21.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G03B 23/12

Application no.

02717049.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T058606.20090721
T 1211/07 () of 2.9.2009

Online on

18.09.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

2.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 5/00

Application no.

00108970.5

Keywords:

Inventive step (no) - alleged effect not derivable from the application as filed

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T121107.20090902
T 1275/07 () of 14.9.2009

Online on

18.09.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

14.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 27/00

Application no.

01979803.2

Keywords:

Clarity (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 19 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T127507.20090914
T 0465/09 () of 10.9.2009

Online on

18.09.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

10.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 1/005

Application no.

04001934.1

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T046509.20090910
T 1815/06 (Pre-ligand association domain/THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES) of 1.7.2009

Online on

17.09.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

1.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07K 14/715

Application no.

01910476.9

Keywords:

Main request - reasons for refusal overcome - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T181506.20090701
W 0031/07 (Recycling strukturell veränderter Lipide/MERZ PHARMA GMBH &CO. … of 14.9.2009

Online on

17.09.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

14.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 8/64
A61Q 19/00

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Unzureichende Begründung der IRB
Rückzahlung von vier Recherchengebühren

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W003107.20090914
W 0007/09 (TPP II Inhibitors/ONCOREG) of 15.9.2009

Online on

17.09.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

15.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 38/00

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Lack of unity - no

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W000709.20090915
T 0932/04 (HIV-Virus/SIEMENS) of 30.4.2009

Online on

16.09.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

30.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C12N 7/00

Application no.

93116058.4

Keywords:

Hauptantrag - Zulässigkeit der Änderungen (ja)
Klarheit (ja)
Ausführbarkeit der Erfindung (ja)
Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 79 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T093204.20090430
T 1170/06 (Établissement de communications/ALCATEL LUCENT) of 21.7.2009

Online on

15.09.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

21.7.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

H04L 29/06

Application no.

03293231.1

Keywords:

Activité inventive - Requêtes principale et subsidiaire (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T117006.20090721
T 1496/06 () of 2.7.2009

Online on

15.09.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

2.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/088

Application no.

00903596.5

Keywords:

Claims - clarity (no)
Conditional withdrawal of application inadmissible

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T149606.20090702
T 1381/07 () of 4.8.2009

Online on

15.09.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

4.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B44F 1/06

Application no.

02077207.5

Keywords:

Novelty (claim 1, main request, no)
Subject-matter extending beyond the content of the application as filed (auxiliary request, yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T138107.20090804
T 1656/07 (Substantially linear nonionic surfactants/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 29.7.2009

Online on

15.09.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

29.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/395

Application no.

99870013.2

Keywords:

Admissibility of the appeal (yes)
Inventive step (no): existence of a new technical effect undisclosed in the original application not proven - comparison not with the closest prior art

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T165607.20090729
T 1956/07 () of 11.8.2009

Online on

15.09.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

11.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16L 33/207

Application no.

98942606.9

Keywords:

Novelty (main, second and third auxiliary requests, no)
Inventive step (first auxiliary request, no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T195607.20090811
T 0358/08 () of 9.7.2009

Online on

15.09.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

9.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 13/15

Application no.

99946652.7

Keywords:

Admissibility - yes
Inventive step - no

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 73 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T035808.20090709
T 1379/08 () of 20.8.2009

Online on

15.09.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

20.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23P 6/00

Application no.

03257566.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T137908.20090820
T 0490/07 () of 6.7.2009

Online on

14.09.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

6.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08G 18/42

Application no.

99934292.6

Keywords:

Main request, first and second auxiliary requests- amendments- added subject-matter - (yes)
Third auxiliary request- maintenance in amended form - (yes)
Reversal of the burden of proof - (no)
Ground not substantiated in statement of grounds of appeal

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 175 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T049007.20090706
T 0893/06 () of 23.7.2009

Online on

11.09.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

23.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G07B 17/02

Application no.

93308512.8

Keywords:

Main request - Inventive step (no)
First and second auxiliary requests - Extension of protection (yes)
Third auxiliary request - Admission (yes) - Inventive step (no)
Fourth auxiliary request - Admission (yes) - Extension of protection (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T089306.20090723
T 0120/07 () of 15.7.2009

Online on

11.09.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

15.7.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

F25J 3/04

Application no.

99403101.1

Keywords:

Activité inventive (oui)

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 50 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T012007.20090715
T 1510/07 () of 29.7.2009

Online on

11.09.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

29.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60R 25/00

Application no.

03745806.4

Keywords:

Novelty (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 19 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T151007.20090729
T 0387/05 (Vorform aus synthetischem Kieselglas/SCHOTT LITHOTEC AG) of 17.12.2008

Online on

10.09.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

17.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C03C 3/06

Application no.

98921387.1

Keywords:

Gültigkeit der Priorität (nicht entscheidungserheblich)
Ausführbarkeit (Einwand nicht aufrechterhalten)
Zulässigkeit der Änderungen: ja
Neuheit: ja
Erfinderische Tätigkeit: nein (Umformulierung der Aufgabe notwendig wegen fehlender Vergleichbarkeit mit dem Stand der Technik; vom Fachmann zu treffende Maßnahmen nahegelegt durch Eigenschaften des Erzeugnisses)

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 143 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T038705.20081217
T 1157/06 () of 28.7.2009

Online on

10.09.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

28.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16H 1/28

Application no.

01984873.8

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint) - Hauptantrag und Hilfsantrag 1
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht) - Hilfsantrag 2
Antrag auf Vorlage an die Große Beschwerdekammer (abgelehnt)

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T115706.20090728
T 0696/07 () of 4.9.2009

Online on

10.09.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

4.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E05B 49/00

Application no.

01958755.9

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no) - after amendment
Remittal to first instance

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T069607.20090904
D 0018/08 () of 26.8.2009

Online on

09.09.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

26.8.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D001808.20090826
T 1000/06 () of 2.9.2009

Online on

09.09.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

2.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 9/007

Application no.

01920265.4

Keywords:

Novelty (no)
Inventive step (third and fourth auxiliary requests) (no)

Distribution

D

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T100006.20090902
T 1322/07 (Exhaust catalyst/ICT) of 25.8.2009

Online on

09.09.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

25.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 53/94

Application no.

01129490.7

Keywords:

Remittal for further prosecution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T132207.20090825
D 0020/08 () of 4.9.2009

Online on

08.09.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

4.9.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D002008.20090904
J 0016/08 (Correction of designation/NISSAN) of 31.8.2009

Online on

08.09.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

31.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01G 9/155

Application no.

03710420.5

Keywords:

Correction of designation (allowed)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J001608.20090831
T 1052/04 (Beschichtete Kohlenstoff-Kurzfasern/DAIMLER) of 7.7.2009

Online on

08.09.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C04B 41/87

Application no.

99112209.4

Keywords:

Deutlichkeit (kein Einspruchsgrund): Auslegung der Begriffe aufgrund der Beschreibung respektive der üblichen Bedeutung im einschlägigen Stand der Technik
Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja): gradierte Beschichtung in Kombination mit Beschichtung der Schnittstellen aus dem Stand der Technik nicht herleitbar

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C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 46 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T105204.20090707
T 0992/06 (Anti-microbial compositions/UNILEVER PLC.) of 19.6.2009

Online on

08.09.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

19.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01N 37/44

Application no.

01900393.8

Keywords:

Main request and first-, second and third auxiliary - inventive step (no) - obvious solution.
Fourth auxiliary - inventive step (yes) - non obvious solution - remittal for adaptation of the description

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C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T099206.20090619
T 1624/06 (Transferring sensitive information/LUCENT) of 10.7.2009

Online on

08.09.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

10.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 9/08

Application no.

99305731.4

Keywords:

Main request - novelty (no)
First auxiliary request- inventive step (no)
Second auxiliary request - Added subject-matter (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T162406.20090710
T 0462/06 (Benzopyrancarboxylic acid/MERCK) of 1.7.2009

Online on

07.09.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

1.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/335

Application no.

01997102.7

Keywords:

Unity of invention (yes)
Substantial procedural violation (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 52 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T046206.20090701
T 0501/07 () of 2.7.2009

Online on

07.09.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

2.7.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C22C 21/00

Application no.

01996633.2

Keywords:

Recevabilité de requêtes soumises lors de la procédure orale (non)

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Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T050107.20090702
T 0525/07 (Intravaginal drug delivery device/AVENTIS PHARMA S.A.) of 8.7.2009

Online on

07.09.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

8.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 9/00

Application no.

98401535.4

Keywords:

Main request: Clarity - (yes): unclarity removed by amendment
Sufficiency - (yes)
Novelty - (yes): no specific disclosure in the prior art of an intravaginal device comprising a removable polymer membrane for absorbing excess active agent
Inventive step - (yes) - removable polymer membrane for absorbing excess active agent not obvious

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T052507.20090708
T 1121/07 () of 4.6.2009

Online on

07.09.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

4.6.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C22C 21/16

Application no.

00420263.6

Keywords:

Activité inventive (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 96 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T112107.20090604
W 0020/08 () of 2.9.2009

Online on

07.09.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

2.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F01K 23/06

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Insufficient reasoning

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W002008.20090902
W 0040/08 () of 2.9.2009

Online on

07.09.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

2.9.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F01K 23/06

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Lack of unity (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W004008.20090902
T 1203/06 () of 21.7.2009

Online on

06.09.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

21.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01S 5/14
G01S 1/04
H04B 7/185
G01S 1/02
G01S 5/02
G01S 5/00
H04B 1/06

Application no.

01660103.1

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T120306.20090721
T 1281/06 () of 12.8.2009

Online on

06.09.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

12.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 8/06

Application no.

99310458.7

Keywords:

Clarity (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T128106.20090812
T 1838/06 () of 10.7.2009

Online on

06.09.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

10.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01R 27/02

Application no.

03027162.1

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T183806.20090710
T 1884/06 () of 12.8.2009

Online on

06.09.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

12.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01P 3/487

Application no.

03710766.1

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T188406.20090812
T 0564/07 () of 7.7.2009

Online on

06.09.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06K 19/067
G10K 11/36
H03B 5/32
H03H 9/25
G10S 13/02

Application no.

02786726.6

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T056407.20090707
T 1594/05 () of 26.3.2009

Online on

05.09.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

26.3.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/06

Application no.

00901717.9

Keywords:

Activité inventive (oui) - solution non évidente

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 55 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T159405.20090326
T 1080/06 () of 22.1.2009

Online on

04.09.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

22.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D07B 1/16

Application no.

98959017.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T108006.20090122
T 0250/07 () of 18.6.2009

Online on

04.09.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

18.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 8/32

Application no.

95925596.9

Keywords:

Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 69 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T025007.20090618
T 0949/07 () of 18.8.2009

Online on

04.09.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

18.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 2/06

Application no.

00965353.6

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T094907.20090818
T 0325/05 (Drag reduction/CORTANA) of 5.2.2009

Online on

03.09.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

5.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01F 1/00

Application no.

99967724.8

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (main request, auxiliary requests I and II): yes
Clarity (main request, auxiliary requests I and II): no
Inventive step (auxiliary request III): yes - no pointer in prior art to use Görtler vortices

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 81 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T032505.20090205
T 1450/06 (Global communications network management/ANIP) of 7.5.2009

Online on

03.09.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

7.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 15/00

Application no.

98942297.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (no - all requests)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T145006.20090507
T 0659/07 () of 28.5.2009

Online on

03.09.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

28.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F03D 11/00

Application no.

99941416.2

Keywords:

Patent maintained in amended form in accordance with auxiliary request
Appeal by the patentee
No evidence for substantial procedural violations; remittal to Opposition Division (no)
Main and first auxiliary requests - added subject-matter (yes)
Exception to the principle of prohibition of reformatio in peius (no); remittal (no)

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T065907.20090528
T 0427/09 () of 25.8.2009

Online on

03.09.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

25.8.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F21V 21/00

Application no.

99107270.3

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T042709.20090825
T 0733/07 () of 16.7.2009

Online on

02.09.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

16.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H03M 13/29

Application no.

99914797.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T073307.20090716
T 0937/07 (STEAM REFORMING/BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE) of 28.8.2009

Online on

02.09.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

28.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C01B 3/38

Application no.

00954093.1

Keywords:

Procedural violation (no) - Reimbursement of the appeal fee (no)
Amendments allowable
Remittal for further prosecution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 87 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T093707.20090828
T 0861/08 (Subtilisin changed epitopes/NOVOZYMES) of 20.8.2009

Online on

02.09.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

20.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 33/53

Application no.

92900779.7

Keywords:

All pending requests - inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 82 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T086108.20090820
T 1248/06 () of 26.6.2009

Online on

01.09.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

26.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 8/06

Application no.

99302577.4

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Inventive step - closest state of the art
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 136 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T124806.20090626
T 1583/07 () of 4.8.2009

Online on

01.09.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

4.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E02F 9/22

Application no.

97945289.3

Keywords:

Opposition grounds - extension of subject-matter (main request - yes; auxiliary request - no)
Amendements - added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T158307.20090804

August 2009

T 0638/06 (Sterilisation/Fresenius) of 9.7.2009

Online on

31.08.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

9.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61L 2/06

Application no.

98113385.3

Keywords:

Änderungen (zulässig) - Merkmale in Kombination offenbart
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja) - Lösung nicht im Stand der Technik nahegelegt

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T063806.20090709
T 0998/06 () of 5.8.2009

Online on

31.08.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

5.8.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08L 69/00

Application no.

89109211.6

Keywords:

Klarheit des Disclaimers (verneint)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 91 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T099806.20090805
T 0398/07 () of 10.7.2009

Online on

31.08.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

10.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B24D 3/28

Application no.

95925566.2

Keywords:

Inventive step - (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T039807.20090710
T 0574/07 () of 12.5.2009

Online on

31.08.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

12.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 15/18

Application no.

94108880.9

Keywords:

Main request and auxiliary request 4: amendment not allowable beyond content of application as filed
Auxiliary request 1: novelty (no)
Auxiliary request 2: remittal (no); inventive step (no) - redefinition of technical problem - obvious alternative
Auxiliary request 3: not admitted into the proceedings - late filed - not clearly allowable

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 49 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T057407.20090512
T 1668/08 () of 18.8.2009

Online on

31.08.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

18.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B26D 3/26

Application no.

02716545.5

Keywords:

Novelty: yes
Remittal: yes, also for consideration of continuing the proceedings after withdrawal of the opposition

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T166808.20090818
W 0037/08 (ARNt chimérique/UNIVERSITE RENE DESCARTES) of 18.8.2009

Online on

31.08.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

18.8.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C12N 15/11

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Objection de manque d'unité a posteriori (oui)
Reimbursement d'une taxe additionnelle de recherche (non)

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 94 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W003708.20090818
T 0259/05 (Acrylsäureherstellung/BASF) of 26.3.2009

Online on

28.08.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

26.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C07C 57/04

Application no.

97928252.2

Keywords:

Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja) - alternatives Verfahren - nicht vom Stand der Technik nahegelegt

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T025905.20090326
T 1322/06 (Transferts de communications inter-cellulaires/Alcatel Lucent) of 19.5.2009

Online on

28.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

19.5.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

H04Q 7/38

Application no.

99400248.3

Keywords:

Activité inventive ( requête unique) - non

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T132206.20090519
T 1084/08 (Régulation de la charge de dispositifs de chauffage électrique à … of 23.6.2009

Online on

28.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

23.6.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

G05D 23/19

Application no.

95440008.1

Keywords:

Activité inventive - oui

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T108408.20090623
D 0021/08 () of 9.7.2009

Online on

26.08.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

9.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D002108.20090709
T 1153/06 () of 14.7.2009

Online on

26.08.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

14.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F01L 9/04

Application no.

98113408.3

Keywords:

Main and first auxiliary request - lack of inventive step
Second auxiliary request - not admitted
Request for reimbursement of the appeal fee - rejected

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 49 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T115306.20090714
T 0304/07 () of 11.8.2009

Online on

25.08.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

11.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C23C 22/78

Application no.

98908792.9

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (all requests-no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 92 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T030407.20090811
T 0734/07 () of 23.7.2009

Online on

25.08.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

23.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23J 3/34

Application no.

00912432.2

Keywords:

Late filed experiments - non-admitted
Inventive step - no

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T073407.20090723
T 1541/06 (Contrôle de puissance du paquet d'accès/ALCATEL) of 16.6.2009

Online on

24.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

16.6.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

H04B 7/005

Application no.

94400502.4

Keywords:

Activité inventive (requête principale, deuxième, quatrième et cinquième requête subsidiaire) - non
Recevabilité (première et troisième requête subsidiaire) - non

Distribution

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Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 51 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T154106.20090616
T 1802/06 () of 30.7.2009

Online on

24.08.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

30.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 21/53

Application no.

02256997.4

Keywords:

Main request: inventive step (yes, after amendment)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T180206.20090730
T 1803/06 (Commande numérique de machine-outil/TORNOS) of 2.7.2009

Online on

24.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

2.7.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

G05B 19/416

Application no.

95810724.5

Keywords:

Activité inventive (requête principale) - non
Admissibilité (requête subsidiaire) - non

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T180306.20090702
T 0340/07 () of 4.8.2009

Online on

24.08.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

4.8.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65G 1/137

Application no.

97121956.3

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (alle Anträge): nein

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T034007.20090804
T 0719/07 () of 13.8.2009

Online on

24.08.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

13.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 21/64

Application no.

00948839.6

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T071907.20090813
T 1320/07 () of 15.5.2009

Online on

24.08.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

15.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B28B 21/14

Application no.

99203996.6

Keywords:

Late filed document (admitted)
Inventive step (all requests): no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T132007.20090515
J 0015/08 (Wiedereinsetzung) of 18.8.2009

Online on

21.08.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

18.8.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60R 22/48

Application no.

01925285.7

Keywords:

Wiedereinsetzung in den vorigen Stand der versäumten Frist zur Zahlung der Jahresgebühr mit Zuschlagsgebühr: nein

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J001508.20090818
T 0193/06 (Method for flow control/LUCENT) of 3.6.2009

Online on

21.08.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

3.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 12/56

Application no.

04250977.8

Keywords:

Transitional provisions of the EPC 2000
Lack of support / missing essential features (main and first auxiliary requests)
Novelty (main and first auxiliary requests - no; second auxiliary request - yes)
Inventive step (second auxiliary request - yes)
Lack of clarity / lack of support / lack of conciseness (dependent claims of second auxiliary request)
Remittal for further prosecution (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 54 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T019306.20090603
T 1107/06 (Botulinum toxins/ALLERGAN.) of 3.12.2008

Online on

21.08.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

3.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 38/16

Application no.

99203920.6

Keywords:

Main Request: added subject-matter (no); inventive step (no)
First Auxiliary Request: added subject-matter (no): subject-matter of disclaimer originally disclosed; inventive step (yes)

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 82 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T110706.20081203
T 1116/06 () of 26.6.2009

Online on

21.08.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

26.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23K 35/38

Application no.

97951565.7

Keywords:

Novelty and inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T111606.20090626
T 0231/08 () of 30.7.2009

Online on

21.08.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

30.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12Q 1/00

Application no.

00942919.2

Keywords:

Novelty (yes, after amendment)
Substantial procedural violation (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T023108.20090730
T 1581/06 (Multi-phase tablet/RECKITT) of 9.6.2009

Online on

20.08.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

9.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 17/00

Application no.

01943614.6

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T158106.20090609
T 0513/07 () of 14.7.2009

Online on

20.08.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

14.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23L 1/275

Application no.

97900548.5

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T051307.20090714
T 1716/07 () of 30.6.2009

Online on

20.08.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

30.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 17/34

Application no.

97915949.8

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T171607.20090630
T 0112/08 () of 2.7.2009

Online on

20.08.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

2.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23K 1/18

Application no.

97912615.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes - after amendment)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T011208.20090702
T 0783/08 () of 15.7.2009

Online on

20.08.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

15.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08F 2/24

Application no.

98113559.3

Keywords:

Form der Beschwerde (Patentinhaber) - rechtsgültig eingelegt aber unzulässig (keine Beschwerdebegründung)
Offenbarung der Erfindung (bejaht)
Neuheit (verneint) - Hauptantrag
Änderungen - Erweiterung (bejaht) - Hilfsantrag

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T078308.20090715
T 2133/08 () of 4.8.2009

Online on

20.08.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

4.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23J 3/34

Application no.

01911559.1

Keywords:

No statement of grounds filed - appeal inadmissible

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T213308.20090804
T 0803/07 () of 10.7.2009

Online on

19.08.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

10.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 18/14

Application no.

00986453.9

Keywords:

Clarity (yes)
Novelty, inventive step (yes, after amendment)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T080307.20090710
T 1514/05 () of 1.7.2009

Online on

17.08.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

1.7.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B32B 15/01

Application no.

01420148.7

Keywords:

Activité inventive (non - solution évidente)

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 64 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T151405.20090701
T 1084/06 (Disposable filtration module/ENTEGRIS) of 19.6.2009

Online on

17.08.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

19.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 27/00

Application no.

97111656.1

Keywords:

Main request: amendments extend beyond the content of the application as filed
Main request A, Auxiliary requests 1A and 2A: novelty (no)
Auxiliary requests 3A to 5A: Inventive step (no) - reformulation of the problem in less ambititious terms (7.5) redesigning for adaptation: routine work (7.11)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 298 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T108406.20090619
T 1511/07 () of 31.7.2009

Online on

17.08.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

31.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23L 1/304

Application no.

99917839.5

Keywords:

Article 123(2): Main Request (no) - Arbitrary combination of ranges from two lists; Auxiliary Request (yes) - Combination of two especially preferred ranges
Novelty, Inventive step: Auxiliary Request (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T151107.20090731
T 1487/05 (Methanolsynthese/MG) of 9.7.2009

Online on

14.08.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

9.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B01J 8/02

Application no.

00100525.5

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit: ja (nach Änderung der Ansprüche - nicht naheliegender Reaktor mit dehnungstoleranten Einbauten)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T148705.20090709
T 1449/06 (Database back-solving/IBM) of 22.7.2009

Online on

14.08.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

22.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/30
G06F 17/60

Application no.

01309330.7

Keywords:

Clarity - all requests (no)
"Inventive step - applying spreadsheet techniques to multi-
dimensional database (no - analogous use)"
"Inventive step - setting calculation prioritisation rules
(no - non-technical user preference)"

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T144906.20090722
T 0649/07 () of 23.6.2009

Online on

14.08.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

23.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23L 1/09

Application no.

98913279.0

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T064907.20090623
T 0914/09 (E-Mail-Austausch/UTIMACO) of 14.8.2009

Online on

14.08.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

14.8.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04L 12/58

Application no.

08000217.3

Keywords:

Ordnungsgemäße Unterzeichnung der Beschwerdebegründung - bejaht

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 59 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T091409.20090814
T 0188/06 (Ubiquinone-containing composition/SIGMA-TAU) of 23.6.2009

Online on

13.08.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

23.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/23

Application no.

99954343.2

Keywords:

Main Request - novelty (no): all features of claim 1 anticipated
Auxiliary Requests 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 - amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary Requests 3, 4, 9, 10 - clarity (no): unclear base of percentage
Auxiliary Requests 1, 2, 13 - inventive step (no): provision of obvious alternative

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 70 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T018806.20090623
T 0478/06 (Geo-enabled personal information manager/LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES) of 30.6.2009

Online on

13.08.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

30.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60
G01C 21/00
G08G 1/00

Application no.

98308084.7

Keywords:

Inventive step - automated data entry (obvious)
Inventive step - location of control button - (no technical contribution)
Inventive step - prompting the user (no technical contribution)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T047806.20090630
T 0200/07 (Clopidogrel bisulfate formulation/SHERMAN) of 16.6.2009

Online on

13.08.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

16.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 9/20

Application no.

02257582.3

Keywords:

Introduction of lack of novelty as new ground of opposition (no): no approval of the patentee
Inventive step - (no): improvement obvious

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T020007.20090616
T 0692/07 () of 9.7.2009

Online on

13.08.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

9.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01C 21/20

Application no.

01121614.0

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T069207.20090709
T 0903/06 () of 24.6.2009

Online on

12.08.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

24.6.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C21D 8/04

Application no.

00401865.1

Keywords:

Activité inventive - (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T090306.20090624
T 0904/06 () of 25.6.2009

Online on

12.08.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

25.6.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C21D 8/04

Application no.

00401866.9

Keywords:

Activité inventive - (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T090406.20090625
T 1089/06 () of 2.7.2009

Online on

12.08.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

2.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C23C 14/34

Application no.

97900954.5

Keywords:

Admissibility of amendments (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (main and first auxiliary requests - no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T108906.20090702
T 1765/07 () of 30.7.2009

Online on

12.08.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

30.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D21F 11/00

Application no.

03814578.5

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 18 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176507.20090730
T 1288/06 () of 21.7.2009

Online on

11.08.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

21.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E05F 15/14

Application no.

99113858.7

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T128806.20090721
T 1459/06 (Handrechner / OVIR.E) of 24.7.2009

Online on

11.08.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

24.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G06F 15/02

Application no.

99116102.7

Keywords:

Beitritt des vermeintlichen Patentverletzers - zulässig
Älteste Priorität wirksam beansprucht - verneint
Inhalt des Prioritätsdokuments als vorveröffentlichter Stand der Technik - bejaht
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - verneint (alle Anträge)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T145906.20090724
T 1338/07 () of 19.6.2009

Online on

11.08.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

19.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D01H 4/02

Application no.

01108306.0

Keywords:

Clarity (Main Request) - no
Novelty (Auxiliary request) - yes
Inventive step (Auxiliary request) - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T133807.20090619
T 1376/07 () of 9.7.2009

Online on

11.08.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

9.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A01J 5/007

Application no.

00111933.8

Keywords:

Verfahren gemäß Hauptantrag und Hilfsantrag 1 - Neuheit - (nein)
Zurückverweisung an die erste Instanz (nein)
Verfahren gemäß Hilfsantrag 2 - erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 69 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T137607.20090709
T 1527/07 () of 2.7.2009

Online on

11.08.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

2.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A47L 15/44

Application no.

01116981.0

Keywords:

Anspruch 1 aller Anträge - Neuheit (ja) - erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T152707.20090702
T 1270/08 () of 4.8.2009

Online on

11.08.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

4.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23K 20/12

Application no.

01126193.0

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T127008.20090804
T 0211/05 () of 30.7.2009

Online on

10.08.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

30.7.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

G11B 20/00

Application no.

99947521.3

Keywords:

Décision signée par un directeur à la place du deuxième examinateur
Validité de la décision (non)
Vice substantiel de procédure (oui)
Remboursement de la taxe de recours (oui)
Renvoi à la première instance (oui)

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T021105.20090730
T 0766/07 (Mobile radio telephone/SAMSUNG) of 15.5.2009

Online on

10.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

15.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 1/72

Application no.

99103212.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes - following amendment)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T076607.20090515
W 0035/08 (Internally-constrained cyclic oligopeptides/LEXCICON) of 6.8.2009

Online on

10.08.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

6.8.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07K 7/52
A61K 38/12

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Invitation reasoned - yes
Lack of unity 'a posteriori' - (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W003508.20090806
T 0601/06 (Rating plugs) of 5.5.2009

Online on

07.08.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 19/00

Application no.

97201439.3

Keywords:

Procedural violation (no)
Novelty (main request, auxiliary request I', II - no)
Inventive step (main request, auxiliary request I, I', II, III, V, VI - no)
Added subject-matter (auxiliary request IV, IV' - yes)
Clarity (auxiliary request V - no)
Request to postpone oral proceedings (no - late filed)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T060106.20090505
T 0905/06 () of 23.6.2009

Online on

07.08.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

23.6.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C21D 8/04

Application no.

00401867.7

Keywords:

Nouveauté (oui)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T090506.20090623
T 0906/06 () of 23.6.2009

Online on

07.08.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

23.6.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C21D 8/04

Application no.

00401868.5

Keywords:

Nouveauté - (oui)

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 76 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T090606.20090623
T 0907/06 () of 24.6.2009

Online on

07.08.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

24.6.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C21D 8/04

Application no.

00401869.3

Keywords:

Activité inventive - (non)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T090706.20090624
T 1015/06 (Water-borne coating composition/ORICA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.) of 30.4.2009

Online on

07.08.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

30.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C09D 125/06

Application no.

97937364.4

Keywords:

Auxiliary requests I and II - Admissibility - (yes)
Main request and Auxiliary request II - Added matter - (yes)
Auxiliary request I - Sufficiency of disclosure - (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T101506.20090430
T 1923/06 () of 24.4.2009

Online on

07.08.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

24.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F02B 41/00

Application no.

01113771.8

Keywords:

Request to postpone oral proceedings due to illness of the Applicant (not allowed)
Clarity (no)
Added subject-matter (yes)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T192306.20090424
T 0222/07 (Dienstgüte von Telekommunikationsdiensten/VODAFONE) of 26.5.2009

Online on

07.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

26.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04M 15/00

Application no.

99932658.0

Keywords:

Hauptantrag - erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)
Erster Hilfsantrag - Zulassung im Verfahren (ja) Zurückverweisung an erste Instanz (ja)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T022207.20090526
T 1427/07 () of 15.5.2009

Online on

07.08.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

15.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F02M 27/00

Application no.

03747969.8

Keywords:

Ausführbarkeit - mit Vergleichsversuchen nicht nachgewiesen
Beweisangebot in mündlicher Verhandlung (nicht zugelassen)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T142707.20090515
T 0877/08 (Process for the preparation of diazomethane/PHOENIX) of 5.5.2009

Online on

07.08.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07C 245/16

Application no.

00962683.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (no) - determination of the closest prior art - obvious to try - reasonable expectation of success - no deterrent teaching in the art

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T087708.20090505
T 1019/09 (Kieselsäuren/EVONIK) of 28.7.2009

Online on

07.08.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

28.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C09C 1/30

Application no.

00122954.1

Keywords:

Abhilfe (ja)
Zurückverweisung (ja)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T101909.20090728
T 1382/04 (Transaction monitor/FORTENT) of 30.7.2009

Online on

06.08.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

30.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/00

Application no.

00985545.3

Keywords:

Request for oral proceedings constitutes a reply to a communication (yes)
Admissibility of amendment (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T138204.20090730
T 1944/07 () of 30.6.2009

Online on

06.08.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

30.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B64D 11/00

Application no.

98203015.7

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Late submitted material - cited on appeal - admitted (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T194407.20090630
T 0211/08 (Contact routing system/AVAYA) of 23.7.2009

Online on

06.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

23.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 3/523

Application no.

00952512.2

Keywords:

Oral proceedings held in absence of appellant
Added subject-matter (yes)
Clarity (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T021108.20090723
T 1287/08 () of 31.7.2009

Online on

06.08.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

31.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C21D 8/02

Application no.

02798639.7

Keywords:

Verzicht (nein)
Widerruf (ja) durch fehlende Billigung der Fassung des Patents durch den Patentinhaber

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T128708.20090731
T 1790/08 (Schließelement/METZELER) of 29.7.2009

Online on

06.08.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

29.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E05F 15/00

Application no.

03101727.0

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit der Beschwerde (nein)
Materielle Beschwer (nein)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T179008.20090729
T 0231/09 (Treatment of Impotence/PFIZER PRODUCTS. INC.) of 30.7.2009

Online on

06.08.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

30.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/495

Application no.

98947741.9

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T023109.20090730
T 0292/05 () of 25.6.2009

Online on

05.08.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

25.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D06M 16/00

Application no.

95913647.4

Keywords:

Novelty (no) - Main Request
Fresh claims admissible under the RPBA (no) - supplementary First to Fourth Auxiliary Requests

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T029205.20090625
T 0846/06 (WLAN Bridge device/THOMSON) of 27.5.2009

Online on

05.08.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

27.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 12/28

Application no.

03102710.5

Keywords:

Support by the description (yes - after amendment)
Inventive step (yes - after amendment)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T084606.20090527
T 1061/06 (Diebstahlssicherung/GRUNDIG) of 14.7.2009

Online on

05.08.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

14.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60R 25/00

Application no.

99102194.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - verneint
Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr - abgelehnt

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T106106.20090714
T 1263/06 (Reservierung von Funk-Übertragungskapazitäten bei multicast/SIEMENS) of 4.6.2009

Online on

05.08.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

4.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04L 12/18

Application no.

02007173.4

Keywords:

Klarheit - nein (Haupt- und Hilfsantrag)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - nein (Haupt- und Hilfsantrag)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T126306.20090604
T 0009/07 () of 27.3.2009

Online on

05.08.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

27.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08K 5/521

Application no.

00916498.9

Keywords:

Novelty - Main Request (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary Request (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 111 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T000907.20090327
T 0030/07 () of 29.5.2009

Online on

05.08.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

29.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08G 63/78

Application no.

00953909.9

Keywords:

Main request - added subject-matter - no (after amendment)
main request - maintenance in amended form
New ground of opposition - approval - yes

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T003007.20090529
T 0095/07 () of 29.5.2009

Online on

05.08.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

29.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08G 63/183

Application no.

00953908.1

Keywords:

Main request - added subject matter - yes
First auxiliary request - maintenance in amended form - yes
Novelty - repetition of prior art not beyond all reasonable doubt
"Request to withdraw experimental report - refused - no legal basis

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 119 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T009507.20090529
T 0763/07 () of 24.6.2009

Online on

05.08.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

24.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08G 63/82

Application no.

99948056.9

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no)
Appeal of appellant opponent 02 - inadmissible

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 85 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T076307.20090624
T 0858/07 () of 28.7.2009

Online on

05.08.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

28.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08L 69/00

Application no.

03765443.1

Keywords:

Main request, auxiliary request - amendments - added subject-matter - yes

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T085807.20090728
T 1173/07 () of 19.6.2009

Online on

05.08.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

19.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65D 19/00

Application no.

00830348.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T117307.20090619
T 0128/08 (Combination of SCR and CRT Systems/JOHNSON MATTHEY et al) of 28.5.2009

Online on

05.08.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

28.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 53/94

Application no.

99902690.9

Keywords:

Novelty: yes
Inventive step: no
Improvement (yes) - technical solution suggested in prior art regardless of whether an extra effect (here: extent of improvement) is obtained

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 65 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T012808.20090528
J 0014/08 (Re-establishment of rights) of 17.7.2009

Online on

04.08.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

17.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01N 1/00

Application no.

04755004.1

Keywords:

Completion of omitted act (no)
Implicit instruction to deduct fee (no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J001408.20090717
J 0004/09 (Form von Zeichnungen/MACPHARMAZIE) of 28.7.2009

Online on

04.08.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

28.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

-

Application no.

08002540.6

Keywords:

Eingangsprüfung - Form von Zeichnungen, die die elektronische Vervielfältigung ermöglicht
Verstoß gegen die Begründungspflicht als wesentlicher Verfahrensmangel
Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr (nein)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 21 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J000409.20090728
T 0972/05 (TPA filtration/ADVANSA BV) of 17.3.2009

Online on

04.08.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

17.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 33/04

Application no.

94905166.8

Keywords:

Re-dating of decision and correction of mailing date not possible under Rule 89 EPC 1973 (Rule 140 EPC)
Opponent's notice and grounds of appeal filed late - appeal not admissible
Patentee's grounds of appeal filed late - appeal nevertheless admissible applying the principle of protection of legitimate expectations
Terephthalic acid (TPA) filtration method using a vacuum belt filter made available to public - yes
Novelty of TPA filtration method as now claimed - yes
Inventive step - yes: No motivation to design method as claimed

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 67 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T097205.20090317
T 1236/06 (Workstation registration/NOVELL) of 25.3.2009

Online on

04.08.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

25.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 9/445
G06F 9/46

Application no.

01203778.4

Keywords:

Inventive step - storing object at client instead of at server - (no - obvious alternative)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T123606.20090325
T 0499/07 () of 7.7.2009

Online on

04.08.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60R 5/04

Application no.

98305100.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T049907.20090707
T 0898/07 ("Beitritte - zulässig""Einspruchsgrund nach Art. 100 c … of 30.4.2009

Online on

03.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

30.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04B 1/66

Application no.

92118663.1

Keywords:

Decodieren von Binärsignalen/IPCOM

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 54 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T089807.20090430
T 1276/07 () of 8.7.2009

Online on

03.08.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

8.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B32B 18/00

Application no.

96900440.7

Keywords:

Subject-matter of granted claims: Inventive step (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T127607.20090708
T 1299/07 () of 16.7.2009

Online on

03.08.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

16.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B22D 11/04
B22D 11/12
B22D 4/115

Application no.

05028469.4

Keywords:

Änderungen - Erweiterung (verneint)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T129907.20090716
T 1429/07 (Virtuelle Mobilfunk-Prepaid-Karten/CENTENARIO) of 7.7.2009

Online on

03.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04M 17/00

Application no.

01109424.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Haupt- und Hilfsantrag) - verneint

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T142907.20090707
T 1493/07 (Charging for prepaid subscribers/NOKIA) of 14.7.2009

Online on

03.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

14.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 17/00

Application no.

00958543.1

Keywords:

Inventive step - main and auxiliary request (no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T149307.20090714
T 1465/08 () of 27.7.2009

Online on

03.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

27.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04Q 7/32

Application no.

04737113.3

Keywords:

Request for re-establishment of rights (deemed not to have been filed)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 22 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T146508.20090727
T 0259/06 (Régulation de procédés de synthèse de produits chimiques/INEOS) of 13.5.2009

Online on

02.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

13.5.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C08F 10/00

Application no.

96918665.9

Keywords:

Activité inventive (requête principale) - non
Requêtes subsidiaires déposées tardivement - non recevables

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 87 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T025906.20090513
T 0548/08 () of 22.7.2009

Online on

02.08.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

22.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G05B 19/418

Application no.

04016901.3

Keywords:

Decision reasoned (no)
Substantial procedural violation (yes)
Remittal (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T054808.20090722

July 2009

T 0437/06 () of 18.6.2009

Online on

31.07.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

18.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G07B 17/02

Application no.

97309141.6

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (yes)
Support by the description (no)
Inventive step (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T043706.20090618
T 0709/06 () of 30.6.2009

Online on

31.07.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

30.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H02G 3/08

Application no.

99117669.4

Keywords:

Änderungen - Erweiterung (verneint)
Neuheit - ältere europäische Anmeldungen
Neuheit (verneint)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T070906.20090630
T 0871/06 () of 7.7.2009

Online on

31.07.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F23N 1/02

Application no.

01110418.9

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - nach Änderungen (Ja)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T087106.20090707
T 1212/06 () of 28.5.2009

Online on

31.07.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

28.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G06T 17/00

Application no.

03015607.9

Keywords:

Hauptantrag: Klarheit der Ansprüche (verneint)
Hilfsantrag: Ausreichende Offenbarung (verneint)

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 71 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T121206.20090528
T 1260/06 (Spuckstoff/ALPHA CALCIT) of 7.7.2009

Online on

31.07.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

D21H 17/01

Application no.

02702307.6

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein) - alle Anträge

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C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T126006.20090707
T 1349/06 () of 16.6.2009

Online on

31.07.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

16.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H03L 7/10

Application no.

01301975.7

Keywords:

Cancellation of oral proceedings and continuation in writing - (no)
Novelty - (no)

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C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T134906.20090616
T 0008/07 (Disclaimer too broad (see reasons 2)) of 7.5.2009

Online on

31.07.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

7.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 10/00

Application no.

92111785.9

Keywords:

Main request - amendments - added subject-matter - yes - disclaimer too broad
First, second auxiliary requests - amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
First, second auxiliary requests - clarity - no
Third auxiliary request - added subject matter (no) - clarity (yes) - remittal for further prosecution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 268 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T000807.20090507
T 0241/07 () of 19.5.2009

Online on

31.07.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

19.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C09J 7/02

Application no.

92109485.0

Keywords:

Main request: Inventive step (no)"

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 70 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T024107.20090519
T 1593/07 (Zwei Phasen umfassendes Mittel/BUCK-CHEMIE) of 10.7.2009

Online on

31.07.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

10.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C11D 17/00

Application no.

03025253.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T159307.20090710
T 0194/08 () of 4.6.2009

Online on

31.07.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

4.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08G 65/26

Application no.

00964106.9

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T019408.20090604
T 1183/06 () of 6.5.2009

Online on

30.07.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

6.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D21F 3/02

Application no.

99850014.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T118306.20090506
T 0189/07 (Microplatte/GREINER BIO-ONE GMBH) of 16.6.2009

Online on

30.07.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

16.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B01L 3/00

Application no.

98910643.0

Keywords:

Priorität (nicht gültig)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - nein (alle Anträge): Im Vergleich zum Stand der Technik weder besondere Auswahl von Materialien noch Abwandlung der Prozessparameter

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 166 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T018907.20090616
T 1126/07 () of 22.4.2008

Online on

30.07.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

22.4.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B66F 11/04

Application no.

99660074.8

Keywords:

Admissibility of amendments (Main and auxiliary request) - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T112607.20080422
T 1470/07 () of 18.5.2009

Online on

30.07.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

18.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65D 21/032

Application no.

95112173.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T147007.20090518
T 0791/08 (Inhibitor/BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED) of 19.6.2009

Online on

30.07.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

19.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 47/48

Application no.

96906490.6

Keywords:

Remittal - yes: procedural violation

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T079108.20090619
T 1842/08 () of 24.7.2009

Online on

30.07.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

24.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 9/48

Application no.

02760834.8

Keywords:

Refund of the appeal fee after withdrawal of the appeal (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T184208.20090724
T 0335/05 () of 30.6.2009

Online on

29.07.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

30.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 5/445

Application no.

01939558.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T033505.20090630
T 1464/05 (Hydrogen-absorbing composition/PRYSMIAN) of 14.5.2009

Online on

29.07.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

14.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 6/44

Application no.

94109180.3

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (main request: yes)
Prior use: delivery possibly for test purposes by way of ordinary commercial transaction - availability to the public (yes)
Inventive step: public prior use as closest state of the art (yes) - treatment of extrinsic features - obviousness (auxiliary requst: no)
Apportionment of costs (yes, in part)

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 92 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T146405.20090514
T 1564/06 () of 5.5.2009

Online on

29.07.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E04C 5/06
E04C 5/065

Application no.

00114308.0

Keywords:

Klarheit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T156406.20090505
T 1869/06 () of 24.6.2009

Online on

29.07.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

24.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B66C 23/70

Application no.

99112763.0

Keywords:

Main request (novelty - yes; inventive step - no)
Auxiliary request (not admitted)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T186906.20090624
T 1912/06 () of 30.6.2009

Online on

29.07.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

30.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23P 6/00

Application no.

01302812.1

Keywords:

Main request - lack of novelty and inventive step
Auxiliary request - admittance (yes)
Remittal to opposition division for further prosecution

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T191206.20090630
T 0541/07 () of 4.6.2009

Online on

29.07.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

4.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A47L 15/00

Application no.

03008621.9

Keywords:

Ausführbarkeit (ja)
Unzulässige Änderungen (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T054107.20090604
T 1278/07 () of 14.7.2009

Online on

29.07.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

14.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G02B 21/00

Application no.

04739720.3

Keywords:

Neuheit und erfinderische Tätigkeit: verneint

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T127807.20090714
T 1506/07 (Amine reaction compound/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 23.6.2009

Online on

29.07.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

23.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/50

Application no.

99933892.4

Keywords:

Compliance with Art. 84 EPC: yes
Inventive step (main request): no - obvious to try with expectation of success
Inventive step (first auxiliary request): yes

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 87 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T150607.20090623
T 1949/08 (Surgical suture coating/UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION) of 9.6.2009

Online on

29.07.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

9.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 17/00

Application no.

97931489.5

Keywords:

Extension of subject-matter (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 19 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T194908.20090609
T 0680/09 () of 10.7.2009

Online on

29.07.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

10.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F01D 5/00

Application no.

01301949.2

Keywords:

Appeal - admissible (yes)
Main and auxiliary requests - lack of inventive step

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T068009.20090710
T 1072/06 (Lederpflegemittel/WERNER & MERTZ) of 14.5.2009

Online on

28.07.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

14.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C09G 1/08

Application no.

99122783.6

Keywords:

Alle Anträge: Ausreichende Offenbarung der Erfindung (nein) - Meßmethode unvollständig angegeben - Fachmann kann Lücken nicht aus seinem Fachwissen füllen

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 79 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T107206.20090514
T 1180/06 () of 12.5.2009

Online on

28.07.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

12.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23L 1/275

Application no.

97900936.2

Keywords:

Main request: Novelty (yes), Inventive step (no)
First auxiliary request: withdrawn
Second auxiliary request: Novelty (yes), Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 103 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T118006.20090512
T 1226/06 () of 10.6.2009

Online on

28.07.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

10.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H02J 7/00

Application no.

01111998.9

Keywords:

Main request - extension (no) - lack of clarity (yes)
Auxiliary requests - unsearched subject-matter - remittal for further prosecution (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T122606.20090610
T 1618/06 (Purification of citalopram/LUNDBECK) of 2.7.2009

Online on

28.07.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

2.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07D 307/87

Application no.

01909568.6

Keywords:

Priority (valid) - feature disclosed in the section describing the prior art is referred to in the remaining part of the description
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - non obvious solution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 50 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T161806.20090702
T 0349/07 () of 16.6.2009

Online on

28.07.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

16.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16L 5/04

Application no.

00903609.6

Keywords:

Klarheit (ja)
Unzulässige Erweiterung (nein)
Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T034907.20090616
T 0489/07 () of 13.7.2009

Online on

28.07.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

13.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B42D 15/10

Application no.

01960050.1

Keywords:

Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 70 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T048907.20090713
T 0805/07 (Method for forming a metal contact/STMicroelectronics, Inc.) of 10.7.2009

Online on

28.07.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

10.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01L 21/768

Application no.

98105211.1

Keywords:

Admissibility (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 18 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T080507.20090710
T 1490/07 () of 25.6.2009

Online on

28.07.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

25.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29C 70/24

Application no.

99200254.3

Keywords:

Admissibility of late-filed document (yes)
Remittal (yes)
Apportionment of costs (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T149007.20090625
T 1872/07 () of 16.7.2009

Online on

28.07.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

16.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C22C 1/04

Application no.

04250740.0

Keywords:

Novelty - (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 19 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T187207.20090716
W 0028/07 (Alkyl phospholipid derivatives/ÆTERNA ZENTARIS GMBH) of 23.7.2009

Online on

28.07.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

23.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/661

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Lack of unity - (yes): absence of a common technical feature defining a contribution of the claimed Markush grouping over the prior art

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W002807.20090723
T 1414/04 () of 30.6.2009

Online on

27.07.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

30.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 35/02

Application no.

96110293.6

Keywords:

Novelty - no (main request and auxiliary requests I to IV)
Late filed request not admitted - (auxiliary request V)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 109 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T141404.20090630
T 1423/04 () of 15.7.2009

Online on

27.07.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

15.7.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/06

Application no.

98942750.5

Keywords:

Retrait de l'approbation du texte

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T142304.20090715
T 1359/06 () of 9.7.2009

Online on

27.07.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

9.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16D 23/02

Application no.

99953944.8

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T135906.20090709
T 1454/06 () of 8.7.2009

Online on

27.07.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

8.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G02B 27/01

Application no.

02019903.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit: verneint

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T145406.20090708
T 1760/06 (DBMS analysis/COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK) of 17.6.2009

Online on

27.07.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

17.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/30

Application no.

99946689.9

Keywords:

Inventive step - main request and first and second auxiliary requests (no)
Remittal - third auxiliary request
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176006.20090617
T 1784/07 (Oxidationsverfahren/BASF) of 19.6.2009

Online on

27.07.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

19.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B01J 19/00

Application no.

03790836.5

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit: ja

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T178407.20090619
T 0219/08 (Plasma protein matrices / PROCHON) of 21.7.2009

Online on

27.07.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

21.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 27/22

Application no.

02749270.1

Keywords:

Remittal (yes): claims substantially amended on appeal

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 19 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T021908.20090721
T 0664/06 () of 15.7.2009

Online on

24.07.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

15.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 6/255

Application no.

96850176.7

Keywords:

Novelty device claim - yes
Inventive step device claim - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T066406.20090715
T 1064/06 (Optical fiber coating/DSM) of 18.5.2009

Online on

24.07.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

18.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C03C 25/00

Application no.

98908332.4

Keywords:

Amendments allowable: combination of features directly and unambiguously derivable from the application as filed
Clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T106406.20090518
T 1460/06 (Memory management/SONY) of 29.5.2009

Online on

24.07.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

29.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 12/02
G11C 16/34

Application no.

98111553.8

Keywords:

Clarity (no - all requests)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T146006.20090529
T 0602/07 () of 24.6.2009

Online on

24.07.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

24.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F23K 5/20
F23N 5/20

Application no.

99123896.5

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit der Beschwerde: ja
Erfinderische Tätigkeit: nein

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T060207.20090624
T 0806/07 () of 26.6.2009

Online on

24.07.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

26.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60H 1/00

Application no.

00114382.5

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung (Hilfsantrag 1 und 2: ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hauptantrag, Hilfsantrag 3: nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T080607.20090626
T 0862/07 () of 2.7.2009

Online on

24.07.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

2.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B61B 3/00

Application no.

00890080.5

Keywords:

Zulassung von verspätet vorgebrachtem Stand der Technik (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T086207.20090702
T 0129/08 () of 4.6.2009

Online on

24.07.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

4.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F01L 1/34

Application no.

00974375.8

Keywords:

Neuheit (verneint) - Hauptantrag
Unzulässige Erweiterung - Hilfsanträge II bis VI
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint) - Hilfsanträge VIa und VIIa

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 54 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T012908.20090604
T 0582/08 () of 16.6.2009

Online on

24.07.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

16.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D06F 39/14

Application no.

99111796.1

Keywords:

Inadmissible extension (intermediate generalisation) - main and first to fourth and sixth to ninth auxiliary requests
Unallowable broadening of the scope of the claim - second, third, seventh and eighth auxiliary requests
Late filed requests - not admitted because not clearly allowable - tenth to nineteenth auxiliary requests
Late filed request - not admitted - twentieth auxiliary request

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 51 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T058208.20090616
T 0160/06 () of 8.1.2009

Online on

23.07.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

8.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E02D 17/20
E01F 7/04
B21D 11/07

Application no.

99900866.7

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 81 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T016006.20090108
T 1938/06 () of 4.6.2009

Online on

23.07.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

4.6.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B42D 15/00

Application no.

00981428.6

Keywords:

Exposé suffisant de l'invention (oui)
Activité inventive (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T193806.20090604
T 0148/07 () of 28.5.2009

Online on

23.07.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

28.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B61D 27/00

Application no.

00122929.3

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung (verneint)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T014807.20090528
T 0523/09 () of 15.7.2009

Online on

23.07.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

15.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60R 13/10

Application no.

03792156.6

Keywords:

Widerruf des Patents nach Verzichtserklärung durch die Patentinhaberin

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T052309.20090715
T 1098/09 (Missing statement of grounds) of 16.7.2009

Online on

23.07.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

16.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C22C 33/02

Application no.

98954095.0

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T109809.20090716
R 0007/09 () of 22.7.2009

Online on

22.07.2009

Board

EBA

Decision date

22.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 1/12

Application no.

99115093.9

Keywords:

Petition for review - allowable: fundamental violation of Article 113 EPC (statement setting out the grounds of appeal never notified to respondent/patent proprietor)

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:R000709.20090722
T 0271/07 () of 4.12.2008

Online on

22.07.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

4.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 71/02

Application no.

93114421.6

Keywords:

Inventive step - Problem originally solved (no)
Reformulated problem
Solution obvious (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 98 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T027107.20081204
T 0829/07 () of 15.7.2009

Online on

22.07.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

15.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 21/00

Application no.

98107797.7

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no - after amendment)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T082907.20090715
T 1356/07 () of 9.6.2009

Online on

22.07.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

9.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16L 59/153

Application no.

02735091.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T135607.20090609
T 1767/07 (Osteoarthritis/OSIRIS) of 9.7.2009

Online on

22.07.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

9.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 5/06

Application no.

98922211.2

Keywords:

Main and first auxiliary requests: inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 126 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176707.20090709
T 1998/07 () of 15.7.2009

Online on

22.07.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

15.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C22C 19/05

Application no.

00304153.0

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T199807.20090715
T 1845/08 () of 1.7.2009

Online on

22.07.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

1.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B23K 9/173

Application no.

02009970.1

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit: Hauptantrag, Hilfsantrag 1 - nein" "Hilfsantrag 2: Zurückverweisung

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T184508.20090701
T 0605/04 () of 16.6.2009

Online on

21.07.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

16.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/06

Application no.

97950056.8

Keywords:

Novelty - yes (main request)
Inventive step - no (main request) - obvious combination of features
Remittal - yes (auxiliary request)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 58 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T060504.20090616
T 0635/05 (Blutauftrennung/Sarstedt) of 11.5.2009

Online on

21.07.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

11.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01N 33/49

Application no.

97119960.9

Keywords:

Deutlichkeit (nein)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T063505.20090511
T 1416/06 (Text mining/BOEING) of 24.4.2009

Online on

21.07.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

24.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/30

Application no.

00932572.1

Keywords:

Field of technology
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary requests A, B and D to G (no)
Clarity - auxiliary request C (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T141606.20090424
T 0969/07 () of 25.6.2009

Online on

21.07.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

25.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B22F 3/20
C22C 1/04

Application no.

01127413.1

Keywords:

Änderungen - Streichung eines Merkmals - Erweiterung (bejaht)
Angefochtene Entscheidung begründet - (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T096907.20090625
T 0551/06 (Parallel reactor/SYMYX) of 6.7.2009

Online on

20.07.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

6.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 19/00

Application no.

99942147.2

Keywords:

Appeal withdrawn

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T055106.20090706
T 0834/06 (Autobauding dependent on start bit size/AMD) of 24.4.2009

Online on

20.07.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

24.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 25/02

Application no.

99912873.9

Keywords:

Added subject-matter - Main request (yes)
Inventive step - First to third auxiliary requests (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T083406.20090424
T 1700/06 (Fabrication d'oxiranne/SOLVAY) of 3.4.2009

Online on

20.07.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

3.4.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C07D 301/12

Application no.

01956503.5

Keywords:

Nouveauté (oui)
Activité inventive (oui) - alternative non évidente

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T170006.20090403
T 0028/07 () of 7.4.2009

Online on

20.07.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

7.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08F 210/02

Application no.

01964950.8

Keywords:

Klarheit der Ansprüche (verneint) - Hauptantrag
Neuheit (bejaht) - erster Hilfsantrag
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht) - erster Hilfsantrag

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 50 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T002807.20090407
T 0339/07 (Entfärbung / Wella / L'Oréal) of 28.5.2009

Online on

20.07.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

28.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 7/13

Application no.

97944806.5

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein) - behauptete Verbesserung nicht glaubhaft

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 74 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T033907.20090528
T 0770/07 () of 16.6.2009

Online on

20.07.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

16.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B61F 5/44

Application no.

96111057.4

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung (nein)
Klarheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 70 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T077007.20090616
T 1225/07 (Narrow particle size distribution/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 29.5.2009

Online on

20.07.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

29.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 17/06

Application no.

00941566.2

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (all requests): no - teaching not leading necessarily and directly toward success through the evaluation of initial failures

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T122507.20090529
W 0002/09 (Gene expression profiling III/SOURCE PRECISION MEDICINE) of 1.7.2009

Online on

20.07.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

1.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12Q 1/68

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Lack of unity a posteriori (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W000209.20090701
W 0004/09 (Gene expression profiling IV/SOURCE PRECISION MEDICINE) of 1.7.2009

Online on

20.07.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

1.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12Q 1/68

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Lack of unity a posteriori (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W000409.20090701
T 1903/06 () of 27.5.2009

Online on

17.07.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

27.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01R 33/341

Application no.

99308922.6

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T190306.20090527
T 0738/07 () of 22.6.2009

Online on

17.07.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

22.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 29/00

Application no.

95920602.0

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T073807.20090622
T 0833/07 () of 8.5.2009

Online on

17.07.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

8.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06K 19/077

Application no.

03727374.5

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T083307.20090508
D 0023/08 () of 3.6.2009

Online on

16.07.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

3.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 51 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D002308.20090603
T 0463/06 (Transdermal patch for 17-deacetyl norgestimate/ORTHO-MCNEIL … of 17.6.2009

Online on

16.07.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

17.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 37/00

Application no.

96921353.7

Keywords:

Article 83 is within the framework of appeal
Main request: sufficiency of disclosure (yes); inventive step (no)
First auxiliary request: admissibility (yes); remittal

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 75 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T046306.20090617
T 0632/06 (Quinolinecarbaldehyde/NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.) of 29.5.2009

Online on

16.07.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

29.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07D 215/14

Application no.

99973606.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T063206.20090529
T 0837/06 () of 28.5.2009

Online on

16.07.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

28.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C21D 9/30

Application no.

01933964.7

Keywords:

Änderungen - Erweiterung (verneint)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T083706.20090528
T 1878/06 (Support/DELAVAL) of 14.5.2009

Online on

16.07.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

14.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01J 5/017

Application no.

99943530.8

Keywords:

Novelty (amended claims): yes
Inventive step: remittal

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T187806.20090514
T 0031/09 (CD40/APC PanGenetics) of 1.7.2009

Online on

16.07.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

1.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07K 16/28

Application no.

01908789.9

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T003109.20090701
T 0869/06 (Game programs having advertisements/SONY) of 5.6.2009

Online on

15.07.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

5.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 19/00

Application no.

96304685.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (main request - no, auxiliary request 1 - yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T086906.20090605
T 1666/06 () of 18.6.2009

Online on

15.07.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

18.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16B 13/12

Application no.

01907470.7

Keywords:

Neuheit - (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 81 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T166606.20090618
T 0255/07 () of 8.5.2009

Online on

15.07.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

8.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60R 21/34

Application no.

03018443.6

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)
Befassung der Großen Beschwerdekammer (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T025507.20090508
T 1720/07 () of 9.6.2009

Online on

15.07.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

9.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C23C 28/02

Application no.

03735696.1

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (all requests - no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 85 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T172007.20090609
T 1885/07 (Alphavirus vectors/BIOPTION) of 24.6.2009

Online on

15.07.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

24.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 7/01

Application no.

95914666.3

Keywords:

Main and auxiliary requests: added matter (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T188507.20090624
T 0001/08 (Alphaviruses/BIOPTION) of 9.7.2009

Online on

15.07.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

9.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/86

Application no.

92900560.1

Keywords:

Main and first auxiliary requests - added subject-matter (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T000108.20090709
T 1108/08 (dsRNA-mediated gene regulation/SYNGENTA) of 11.5.2009

Online on

15.07.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

11.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/63

Application no.

99926414.6

Keywords:

Admissibility of the appeal (yes)
Main request - admission into the proceedings (no)
First auxiliary request - extended protection (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T110808.20090511
J 0005/08 (Device for detecting the presence or absence of a liquid/CANON … of 9.7.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

9.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

-

Application no.

06111681.0

Keywords:

Interpretation of the notice of appeal" "Pending status of the parent application up to the revision decision pursuant to Article 109 EPC 1973
Application to be treated as divisional application (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 56 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J000508.20090709
T 0084/06 (System and method for reassembling packets/ALCATEL) of 9.6.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

9.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 12/56

Application no.

03290174.6

Keywords:

Lack of support - (yes)
Inventive step - (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T008406.20090609
T 0548/06 (Foam control granules/UNILEVER) of 29.4.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

29.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/37

Application no.

95302732.3

Keywords:

Novelty - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T054806.20090429
T 0764/06 (Crystalline form of atorvastatin/WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY LLC) of 25.2.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

25.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07D 207/34

Application no.

96924368.2

Keywords:

Admissibility of allegedly new ground of opposition (yes)
Added matter (yes) - Omission of an essential feature
Late-filed request (not admitted)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 116 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T076406.20090225
T 1067/06 () of 28.4.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

28.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B24D 3/28

Application no.

97925596.5

Keywords:

Admissibility of requests (main and first auxiliary request - yes; second to fifth auxiliary request - no)
Admissibility of amendments (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (main and first auxiliary request - no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 98 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T106706.20090428
T 1617/06 (Multi-compartment pouch/PROCTER) of 19.5.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

19.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 17/04

Application no.

01916551.3

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T161706.20090519
T 1633/06 (Gewebekleber/BAXTER) of 19.6.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

19.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61L 24/00

Application no.

98941134.3

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)" - Lösung der technischen Aufgabe nicht vom Stand der Technik nahegelegt

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 72 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T163306.20090619
T 1893/06 () of 17.6.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

17.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F24H 8/00

Application no.

00110667.3

Keywords:

Änderungen - Erweiterung (nein)
Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T189306.20090617
T 0060/07 () of 19.5.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

19.5.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B60K 41/00

Application no.

02004995.3

Keywords:

Activité inventive - requêtes principale et subsidiaires (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T006007.20090519
T 0429/07 (Communication system/QUALCOMM) of 8.7.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

8.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04B 7/00

Application no.

00944086.8

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T042907.20090708
T 0051/08 (Res iudicata in a divisional application/CANON) of 7.5.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

7.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G03G 15/00

Application no.

05076491.9

Keywords:

Binding effect of a decision taken in the parent application
Principle of res iudicata applied in the divisional application
Admissibility of the appeal (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T005108.20090507
T 0060/08 () of 19.6.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

19.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F04D 19/04

Application no.

03760812.2

Keywords:

Novelty - no (main request, auxiliary requests Ia, I)
Inventive step - no (main request, auxiliary requests Ia, II, III)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 83 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T006008.20090619
T 1630/08 (Sitostanol esters/RAISIO) of 17.6.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

17.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07J 9/00

Application no.

91908435.0

Keywords:

Admission of claims amended after the remittal to the first instance (yes)
Binding effect of an appeal decision limited to the ratio decidendi
Inventive step (yes) - non obvious solution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 92 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T163008.20090617
T 0296/09 () of 8.7.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

8.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E04F 15/10

Application no.

03021428.2

Keywords:

Verletzung wesentlicher Verfahrensvorschriften: ja - Einstellung des Einspruchsverfahrens nach Rücknahme eines Einspruchs trotz Anhängigkeit eines weiteren Einspruchs
Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr -ja

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 19 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T029609.20090708
W 0005/09 (PCSK9 variants/BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB) of 7.7.2009

Online on

14.07.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07K 14/43

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Invitation to pay additional fees - sufficiently reasoned - (no)
Refund of additional search fee, refund of protest fee - (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W000509.20090707
T 0891/05 () of 12.5.2009

Online on

13.07.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

12.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G11C 8/00

Application no.

97952447.7

Keywords:

Main request admitted to proceedings (no)
Auxiliary request 1 admitted to proceedings (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - extension of protection conferred (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 65 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T089105.20090512
T 0980/06 (Système de commande / AIRBUS) of 26.5.2009

Online on

13.07.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

26.5.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

G06F 11/20
G05B 9/03

Application no.

04291986.0

Keywords:

Activité inventive - oui (après modification)
Vice substantiel de procédure - non

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T098006.20090526
T 1997/08 ("Copy and Paste" Begründung) of 1.7.2009

Online on

13.07.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

1.7.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B01D 53/22

Application no.

01122824.4

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)
Erwiderung der Anmelderin auf den Bescheid der Prüfungsabteilung
Entscheidungsbegründung: "copy and paste" von den Gründen des Bescheids
Verletzung des rechtlichen Gehörs
Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr

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B

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T199708.20090701
T 2289/08 () of 10.7.2009

Online on

13.07.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

10.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F02B 43/00

Application no.

99905691.4

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T228908.20090710
T 0801/06 (Cancer treatment with HSV mutant/CRUSADE) of 4.3.2009

Online on

10.07.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

4.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 35/76

Application no.

95927034.9

Keywords:

Added matter (no); sufficiency of disclosure, novelty, inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 78 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T080106.20090304
T 1622/06 () of 6.5.2009

Online on

10.07.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

6.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60G 21/055

Application no.

97108497.5

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T162206.20090506
T 1819/06 () of 24.6.2009

Online on

10.07.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

24.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E03C 1/042

Application no.

97122876.2

Keywords:

Erweiterung - verneint (Hauptantrag)
Neuheit - verneint (Hauptantrag)
Erweiterung - bejaht (Hilfsantrag)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T181906.20090624
T 0197/07 () of 7.5.2009

Online on

10.07.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

7.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23G 3/30

Application no.

95920643.4

Keywords:

Novelty - yes)
Inventive step - no (all requests)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T019707.20090507
T 0656/07 () of 6.5.2009

Online on

10.07.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

6.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 5/443

Application no.

01127303.4

Keywords:

Clarity (no)

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T065607.20090506
T 0552/09 (Cell lysate/CELLTRAN) of 7.7.2009

Online on

10.07.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

7.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 35/36

Application no.

03796052.3

Keywords:

Reimbursement of the appeal fee - (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T055209.20090707
T 0291/06 () of 2.12.2008

Online on

09.07.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

2.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E01C 11/16

Application no.

01121592.8

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit von verspätet eingereichten Beweismitteln - verneint
Neuheit - nein (Hauptantrag)
Neuheit und erfinderische Tätigkeit - ja (Hilfsantrag)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T029106.20081202
T 0779/06 () of 24.6.2006

Online on

09.07.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

24.6.2006

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H05B 3/12

Application no.

98110528.1

Keywords:

Neuheit, erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja) - nach Änderung

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T077906.20060624
T 1414/06 () of 6.5.2009

Online on

09.07.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

6.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 15/02

Application no.

01917522.3

Keywords:

Remittal effecting consideration of prior art before two instances

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T141406.20090506
T 1519/06 () of 17.6.2009

Online on

09.07.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

17.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01B 7/30

Application no.

99936400.3

Keywords:

Im Einspruchsverfahren geänderter Anspruch 1 nicht von der Beschreibung gestützt

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T151906.20090617
T 1269/07 () of 9.6.2009

Online on

09.07.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

9.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01K 5/02

Application no.

02078989.7

Keywords:

Method - novelty (yes) - inventive step (no)
Device - novelty (yes) - inventive step (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T126907.20090609
T 2345/08 () of 2.7.2009

Online on

09.07.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

2.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 6/28

Application no.

04001672.7

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T234508.20090702
T 1489/05 (Formulation Fénofibrate / CLL PHARMA) of 26.5.2009

Online on

07.07.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

26.5.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 9/16

Application no.

99941732.2

Keywords:

Requête principale et requêtes auxiliaires - Activité inventive - non: Alternative évidente basée sur un choix arbitraire

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T148905.20090526
T 0742/07 () of 28.4.2009

Online on

07.07.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

28.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A22C 21/00

Application no.

98203652.7

Keywords:

Document not submitted in due time admissible (yes)
Automatic remittal (no)
Main and first auxiliary requests - novelty (no)
Auxiliary requests 8, 4 and 6 - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary requests 3 and 5 - added subject matter (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T074207.20090428
T 1061/07 () of 27.5.2009

Online on

07.07.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

27.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23L 1/29

Application no.

99108405.4

Keywords:

Main request: Novelty - No
Auxiliary request 1: added subject-matter - yes
Auxiliary request 2: Novelty - yes, inventive step - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T106107.20090527
T 0208/08 () of 18.6.2009

Online on

07.07.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

18.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 13/537

Application no.

01971232.2

Keywords:

Main request: added subject-matter, clarity
First auxiliary request: enabling disclosure

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T020808.20090618
T 1784/08 () of 29.6.2009

Online on

07.07.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

29.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01M 4/86

Application no.

04741868.6

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T178408.20090629
T 1260/05 () of 30.1.2009

Online on

06.07.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

30.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 23/75

Application no.

00974739.5

Keywords:

Sufficiency (no) - all requests
Clarity (no) - all requests

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 103 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T126005.20090130
T 0407/07 () of 9.6.2009

Online on

06.07.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

9.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 27/28

Application no.

98907775.5

Keywords:

Novelty/Inventive step: amended claims: yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T040707.20090609
T 0615/07 () of 15.6.2009

Online on

06.07.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

15.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01J 1/42

Application no.

04252130.2

Keywords:

Inventive step - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T061507.20090615
T 2353/08 (Carotenoids/DSM IP) of 1.7.2009

Online on

06.07.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

1.7.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12P 23/00
C12N 9/08
C12N 9/02

Application no.

00126114.8

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T235308.20090701
T 1027/06 (Reward programs / MARITZ) of 16.4.2009

Online on

03.07.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

16.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

01304126.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T102706.20090416
T 0133/07 (Hearing aid/WIDEX) of 5.5.2009

Online on

03.07.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04R 25/00

Application no.

01610074.5

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T013307.20090505
T 1128/07 (HIV-2 variants/QIAGEN) of 30.6.2009

Online on

03.07.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

30.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/49

Application no.

95100149.4

Keywords:

Main request: added matter (yes)
Auxiliary request 1: added matter (yes)
Auxiliary request 2: compliance with the EPC (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T112807.20090630
T 2276/08 () of 16.6.2009

Online on

03.07.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

16.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 33/16

Application no.

01967509.9

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T227608.20090616
T 1328/06 () of 10.6.2009

Online on

02.07.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

10.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23L 1/30

Application no.

98920738.6

Keywords:

Admission of new request submitted in the oral proceedings (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T132806.20090610
T 1439/06 () of 15.5.2009

Online on

02.07.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

15.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04N 13/00

Application no.

98924233.4

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - nach Änderung (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T143906.20090515
T 1538/06 () of 18.6.2009

Online on

02.07.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

18.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C09J 5/00

Application no.

04015939.4

Keywords:

Änderungen (zulässig)
Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T153806.20090618
T 0345/03 () of 17.7.2008

Online on

01.07.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

17.7.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 27/188

Application no.

91201947.8

Keywords:

Transfer of opposition (not allowable)
Novelty (no) - no purposive selection

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 78 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T034503.20080717
T 1140/06 () of 13.5.2009

Online on

01.07.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

13.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 210/06

Application no.

98929463.2

Keywords:

Opposition grounds - insufficiency of diclosure (yes)
Amended auxiliary requests admitted to the proceedings

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 314 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T114006.20090513
T 1927/06 () of 26.5.2009

Online on

01.07.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

26.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F26B 13/10
F26B 21/02
F26B 21/12

Application no.

99116983.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit: bejaht

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T192706.20090526
T 0217/07 () of 19.5.2009

Online on

01.07.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

19.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08L 23/00

Application no.

97109563.3

Keywords:

Late-filed documents admitted into the proceedings request for remittal refused
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no) - all requests
Costs - apportionment (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 104 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T021707.20090519
T 0439/07 () of 4.6.2009

Online on

01.07.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

4.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F24D 3/10
F24D 3/08

Application no.

98107184.8

Keywords:

Hauptantrag: Neuheit (ja); erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)
Erster Hilfsantrag: Zulässigkeit (ja); erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)
Zweiter Hilfsantrag: erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 50 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T043907.20090604
T 1048/07 () of 24.6.2009

Online on

01.07.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

24.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 29/14

Application no.

00907226.5

Keywords:

Amendments: extend beyond content of application as filed

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T104807.20090624
T 1081/07 () of 4.6.2009

Online on

01.07.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

4.6.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61L 2/18

Application no.

00401988.1

Keywords:

Requête principale et subsidiaire 1 : modifications (non admissibles) - extension de l'objet du brevet au-delà du contenu de la demande
Requête subsidiaire 2 : modifications (non admissibles) - extension de la protection conférée par le brevet

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T108107.20090604
T 0076/08 () of 5.5.2009

Online on

01.07.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D06F 35/00

Application no.

00942308.8

Keywords:

Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T007608.20090505
T 1060/08 () of 23.6.2009

Online on

01.07.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

23.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B21D 17/04

Application no.

01129573.0

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T106008.20090623

June 2009

T 0912/06 (High purity tibolone/N.V. ORGANON) of 17.4.2009

Online on

30.06.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

17.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07J 1/00

Application no.

99948994.1

Keywords:

Main request - novelty (no)
Auxiliary requests 1 and 2 - inventive step (no)
No improvement - obvious alternative solution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 78 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T091206.20090417
T 0983/06 (Lumen loading/MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES) of 26.5.2009

Online on

30.06.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

26.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D21H 17/67

Application no.

98905092.7

Keywords:

Inventive step - no

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T098306.20090526
T 1048/06 (Interconnecting storage devices/EMC CORPORATION) of 20.2.2009

Online on

30.06.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

20.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 11/14
G06F 11/20

Application no.

02024812.6

Keywords:

Clarity - claim 1 after amendment (yes)
Decision - remittal for further prosecution (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T104806.20090220
T 1392/06 (Generating a visiting plan/PANASONIC) of 5.5.2009

Online on

30.06.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

00120684.6

Keywords:

Inventive step -main request (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T139206.20090505
T 1390/04 () of 19.6.2008

Online on

29.06.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

19.6.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D06P 5/00

Application no.

99107560.7

Keywords:

Amendments - allowable (no) - Main Request
Amendments - allowable (yes) - Auxiliary Request
Novelty (yes) - Auxiliary Request
Inventive step (no) - Auxiliary Request

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 72 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T139004.20080619
T 1259/05 () of 19.6.2009

Online on

29.06.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

19.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01B 11/02

Application no.

02425164.7

Keywords:

Amended claims - inadmissible amendment (no)
Clarity (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T125905.20090619
T 1556/05 () of 5.2.2009

Online on

29.06.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

5.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 20/28

Application no.

97109191.3

Keywords:

Amendments not allowable (main request)
Fresh case (auxiliary request) - remittal

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 53 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T155605.20090205
T 0090/06 () of 14.1.2009

Online on

29.06.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

14.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B01J 23/68

Application no.

00929409.1

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 46 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T009006.20090114
T 0633/06 () of 8.6.2009

Online on

29.06.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

8.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/10

Application no.

96301363.6

Keywords:

Form of appeal - grounds - substantiation (yes)
Novelty (yes) after amendment
Inventive step (yes) after amendment
Clarity (yes) after amendment

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T063306.20090608
T 1068/06 () of 7.5.2009

Online on

29.06.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

7.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H01B 5/14

Application no.

98937547.2

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit der Beschwerden - ja
Ausführbarkeit - nein

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 169 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T106806.20090507
T 0280/07 () of 29.5.2009

Online on

29.06.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

29.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D02G 3/02

Application no.

00201095.7

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no)
Clarity and inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 56 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T028007.20090529
T 0947/03 (Vorrichtung zum Wechseln einer Düsenplatte/BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE) of 19.6.2009

Online on

26.06.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

19.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B01J 2/02

Application no.

00901591.8

Keywords:

Hauptantrag: Neuheit (ja); erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja) - Verbesserung gegenüber nächstem Stand der Technik nachvollziehbar dargelegt

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T094703.20090619
T 0623/06 () of 28.5.2009

Online on

26.06.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

28.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H01M 8/02

Application no.

98904005.0

Keywords:

Neuheit (nein) - Hauptantrag, erster Hilfsantrag
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein) - zweiter Hilfsantrag

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 79 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T062306.20090528
T 1020/06 () of 28.11.2008

Online on

26.06.2009

Board

-

Decision date

28.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Partiality of all board members (no)

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 49 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T102006.20081128
T 0036/07 (Betteraves sucrières/TEREOS) of 3.6.2008

Online on

26.06.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

3.6.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C13D 1/08

Application no.

99923708.4

Keywords:

Activité inventive (oui)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 89 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T003607.20080603
T 0553/07 (Sound recording film/KODAK) of 13.5.2009

Online on

26.06.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

13.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G03C 5/14

Application no.

96420312.9

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure - all requests (yes)
Novelty - all requests (yes)
Inventive step - all requests (no)
Allowability of late filed documents (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T055307.20090513
T 0625/07 () of 14.5.2009

Online on

26.06.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

14.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16J 15/12

Application no.

00101614.6

Keywords:

Novelty (main request, no; second auxiliary request, yes)
Amendments occasioned by a ground of opposition (first auxiliary request, no)
Remittal to department of first instance (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T062507.20090514
T 0647/07 (Vergleichsversuche) of 19.5.2009

Online on

26.06.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

19.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61M 16/04

Application no.

99939165.9

Keywords:

Neuheit (Hauptantrag - ja, nach Änderungen)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hauptantrag - ja, nach Änderungen)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T064707.20090519
T 1316/07 () of 5.5.2009

Online on

26.06.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B42D 15/00

Application no.

02002901.3

Keywords:

Admissibility of late filed request (yes)
Amendments (allowable)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T131607.20090505
T 0115/08 () of 11.5.2009

Online on

26.06.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

11.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16J 15/32

Application no.

01129671.2

Keywords:

Disclaimer, unzulässige Änderung, Hauptantrag und Hilfsantrag 1 (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit, Hilfsantrag 2 (ja)
Reformatio in peius

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T011508.20090511
T 1023/08 (Wachstumsfaktor/IMMODAL) of 4.6.2009

Online on

26.06.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

4.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 35/78

Application no.

98900241.5

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung - (nein)
Neuheit, erfinderische Tätigkeit - (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T102308.20090604
T 0388/09 () of 24.6.2009

Online on

26.06.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

24.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B23K 26/02

Application no.

01127214.3

Keywords:

Wesentlicher Verfahrensmangel: Zurückverweisung
Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T038809.20090624
W 0006/09 () of 23.6.2009

Online on

26.06.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

23.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G07F 7/10

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Einheitlichkeit (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W000609.20090623
T 0254/06 () of 30.4.2009

Online on

25.06.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

30.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H03M 13/00

Application no.

00915575.5

Keywords:

Claims - support by description - (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T025406.20090430
T 0674/06 (Lubricating compositions/THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION) of 4.2.2009

Online on

25.06.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

4.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C10M 141/12

Application no.

95302545.9

Keywords:

All requests - added matter (yes) - unallowable combination of two features from the description

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T067406.20090204
T 1353/06 () of 21.4.2009

Online on

25.06.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

21.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G08B 13/19

Application no.

01101236.6

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - nein

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T135306.20090421
T 1420/06 () of 5.6.2009

Online on

25.06.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

5.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 2/06

Application no.

00946661.6

Keywords:

Late filed requests (not admitted)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T142006.20090605
T 1479/06 () of 18.6.2009

Online on

25.06.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

18.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H02J 7/00

Application no.

00910182.5

Keywords:

Substantial procedural violation (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T147906.20090618
T 1758/06 (Discharge means/MAASLAND) of 26.5.2009

Online on

25.06.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

26.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01J 7/02

Application no.

02077022.8

Keywords:

Lack of novelty

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T175806.20090526
T 0223/07 (Deposition aids/UNILEVER) of 8.5.2009

Online on

25.06.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

8.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 1/835

Application no.

00987562.6

Keywords:

Inventive step (no): comparative tests meaningless in the absence of the indication of the least significant difference of the values calculated by means of an analysis of variance - alleged technical problem not convincingly solved

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T022307.20090508
T 0626/07 () of 16.4.2009

Online on

25.06.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

16.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 29/00

Application no.

99912477.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes, after amendments)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T062607.20090416
T 2040/07 () of 27.5.2009

Online on

25.06.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

27.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B62D 5/06

Application no.

96304980.4

Keywords:

Claims - clarity (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T204007.20090527
T 0648/06 () of 28.5.2009

Online on

24.06.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

28.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 39/26

Application no.

02004309.7

Keywords:

Main request: admissible (no)
1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th requests: extension (yes)
3rd, 5th, 7th requests: inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T064806.20090528
T 1834/06 () of 25.3.2009

Online on

24.06.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

25.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60T 11/236

Application no.

99939381.2

Keywords:

Zulassung eines Dokuments (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Hauptantrag (verneint), Hilfsantrag (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T183406.20090325
T 0325/07 () of 13.5.2009

Online on

24.06.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

13.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01V 1/38

Application no.

99956368.7

Keywords:

Inventive Step (no): Main, 1st to 8th auxiliary request
9th auxiliary request not admitted since clearly not allowable

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 58 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T032507.20090513
T 0592/07 () of 13.5.2009

Online on

24.06.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

13.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60R 5/04

Application no.

04010039.8

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hilfsantrag: ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T059207.20090513
T 0654/07 () of 8.5.2009

Online on

24.06.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

8.5.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B60R 5/04

Application no.

03293157.8

Keywords:

Activité inventive (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T065407.20090508
T 1762/07 () of 30.4.2009

Online on

24.06.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

30.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60T 13/68

Application no.

00103805.8

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes (eight auxiliary request)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176207.20090430
T 1041/04 (Natriumpercarbonat/SOLVAY) of 30.4.2009

Online on

23.06.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

30.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C01B 15/10

Application no.

97951852.9

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit: ja - nach Einschränkung

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T104104.20090430
T 0064/06 (Controlled release formulation of tramadol/EURO-CELTIQUE S.A.) of 12.5.2009

Online on

23.06.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

12.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/135

Application no.

95114527.5

Keywords:

Main request, first auxiliary request, new main request, new first auxiliary request - sufficiency - no: non workable embodiment
Second auxiliary request - inventive step - yes: combination based on ex post facto analysis

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T006406.20090512
T 0532/06 (USE OF SERTRALINE/PFIZER INC.) of 4.6.2009

Online on

23.06.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

4.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 3/135

Application no.

01103963.3

Keywords:

The request on file does not fulfill the requirements of inventive step

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T053206.20090604
T 0773/06 () of 22.4.2009

Online on

23.06.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

22.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08F 8/00

Application no.

00907638.1

Keywords:

Einspruchsgründe - unzureichende Offenbarung (verneint)"
Neuheit - Hauptantrag (verneint)
Zurückverweisung (Ermessensausübung)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 213 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T077306.20090422
T 1718/06 () of 22.4.2009

Online on

23.06.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

22.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 17/22

Application no.

00973499.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 65 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T171806.20090422
T 1920/06 () of 24.4.2009

Online on

23.06.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

24.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60N 2/015

Application no.

01980312.1

Keywords:

Änderungen - Zulässigkeit - bejaht
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - bejaht

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T192006.20090424
T 0245/07 () of 24.4.2009

Online on

23.06.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

24.4.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

F25B 49/04
F25B 17/08

Application no.

99901688.4

Keywords:

Activité inventive (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T024507.20090424
T 1636/07 () of 23.4.2009

Online on

23.06.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

23.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C23C 14/35

Application no.

98958140.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T163607.20090423
T 1948/07 () of 14.5.2009

Online on

23.06.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

14.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F01N 7/00

Application no.

99102539.6

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Procedural violation (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 81 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T194807.20090514
T 0039/08 () of 29.4.2009

Online on

23.06.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

29.4.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C08K 5/548

Application no.

02735225.1

Keywords:

Requête principale - nouveauté - accesibilité (non)
Première requête subsidiaire - nouveauté - oui
Renvoi de l'affaire à la première instance pour poursuite de la procédure

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 73 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T003908.20090429
T 1535/08 () of 18.6.2009

Online on

23.06.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

18.6.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A45C 13/18

Application no.

05290504.9

Keywords:

Requête principale - activité inventive (non)
Requête auxiliaire - admissibilité des modifications
Renvoi devant l'instance du premier degré (oui)

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T153508.20090618
R 0007/08 () of 22.6.2009

Online on

22.06.2009

Board

EBA

Decision date

22.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29C 70/64

Application no.

00300413.2

Keywords:

Petition rejected as clearly inadmissible
Referral of a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal under Article 112 EPC (no)

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:R000708.20090622
T 0181/07 () of 20.5.2009

Online on

22.06.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

20.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29D 30/38

Application no.

00106077.1

Keywords:

Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Late-filed document (not admitted)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Apportionment of costs (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 66 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T018107.20090520
T 1194/07 () of 30.4.2009

Online on

22.06.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

30.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F02D 11/10

Application no.

97115016.4

Keywords:

Admissibility of opposition (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T119407.20090430
T 1050/08 () of 12.5.2009

Online on

22.06.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

12.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16K 7/06

Application no.

02080352.4

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (main request & auxiliary request II, yes)
Novelty (auxiliary request I and III, no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T105008.20090512
T 1016/06 (Extraction TCA du liège/CEA-OENEO) of 22.4.2009

Online on

19.06.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

22.4.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B27K 7/00

Application no.

00964369.3

Keywords:

Requête principale : nouveauté (non)
Requête subsidiaire : clarté (oui)
Nouveauté (oui) plage de valeurs non dérivable directement et sans équivoque de l'état de la technique
Activité inventive (oui) : extraction améliorée du TCA sans détérioration des propriétés mécaniques du liège - amélioration prouvée

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 149 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T101606.20090422
T 0674/07 (Desmopressin / GEBRO) of 10.6.2009

Online on

19.06.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

10.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 38/11

Application no.

01901008.1

Keywords:

Ausreichende Begründung der Entscheidung der Einspruchsabteilung - (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (ja)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 76 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T067407.20090610
T 1192/07 () of 29.5.2009

Online on

19.06.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

29.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B01D 46/24

Application no.

01271251.9

Keywords:

Wiedereinsetzung (abgelehnt)
Gebotene Sorgfalt (nein)
Beschwerde gilt als nicht eingelegt
Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr (ja)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T119207.20090529
T 0016/08 () of 28.4.2009

Online on

19.06.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

28.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 39/04

Application no.

93307092.2

Keywords:

Novelty, clarity (no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T001608.20090428
T 0314/07 () of 16.4.2009

Online on

18.06.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

16.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 15/48

Application no.

99930242.5

Keywords:

Amendments (not allowable) - not directly and unambiguously derivable from application as filed - characteristic described for an intermediate product not automatically transferable to the claimed end product

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T031407.20090416
T 0604/07 () of 10.6.2009

Online on

18.06.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

10.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61B 17/34

Application no.

99110269.0

Keywords:

Neuheit (Hauptantrag - nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hilfsantrag - ja, nach Änderungen)
Zeugenvernehmung (nicht erforderlich)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T060407.20090610
T 0906/07 () of 29.4.2009

Online on

18.06.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

29.4.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/13

Application no.

97918210.2

Keywords:

Activité inventive (non) - alternative évidente - connaissances techniques acquises postérieurement à l'invention

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Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T090607.20090429
T 1271/07 () of 31.3.2009

Online on

18.06.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

31.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16J 15/08

Application no.

98122524.6

Keywords:

Extension beyond the content of the application as filed (main request) - yes
Inventive step (first and second auxiliary requests) - no

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T127107.20090331
T 2300/08 (Robotic system/THERMO CRS) of 10.6.2009

Online on

18.06.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

10.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01L 3/00

Application no.

03700757.2

Keywords:

Substantial procedural violation: yes - request for oral proceedings not granted
Remittal to department of first instance: yes
Reimbursement of appeal fee: yes - equitable

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T230008.20090610
T 0990/06 () of 8.6.2009

Online on

16.06.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

8.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65G 21/20

Application no.

00119087.5

Keywords:

Rechtmäßige Zusammensetzung der Einspruchsabteilung - nicht überprüfbar
Fehlende Nachweise der Erweiterung mit, bzw. des Ausscheidens eines juristischen Mitglieds
Zurückverweisung - ja

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T099006.20090608
T 1830/06 () of 10.2.2009

Online on

16.06.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

10.2.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

F28F 9/02

Application no.

96119705.0

Keywords:

Nouveau motif d'opposition - non accord du titulaire
Modifications - extension de l'objet de la demande (non)
Nouveauté - oui
Activité inventive - analyse a postériori

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 48 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T183006.20090210
T 0038/07 (Reaktivfarbstoffe / HUNTSMAN) of 26.5.2009

Online on

16.06.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

26.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C09B 62/475

Application no.

99932887.5

Keywords:

Umfang der Befugnis der Kammer zur Prüfung der Beschwerde
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein) - naheliegende Lösung der Aufgabe

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 72 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T003807.20090526
T 0661/07 () of 21.4.2009

Online on

16.06.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

21.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B30B 15/04

Application no.

98123386.9

Keywords:

Substantial procedural violation in first instance (no)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Clarity (yes)
Inventive step (yes, after amendments)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 57 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T066107.20090421
T 0900/07 () of 13.5.2009

Online on

16.06.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

13.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65D 83/14

Application no.

00115308.9

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes, after amendment
Right to be heard - yes, amended claim 1 contains a further limitation

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T090007.20090513
T 1306/07 () of 2.6.2009

Online on

16.06.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

2.6.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65D 85/10

Application no.

01933915.9

Keywords:

Offenkundige Vorbenutzung - prima facie relevant; Antrag auf Zeugeneinvernahme; Zurückverweisung (ja)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T130607.20090602
T 0288/08 (AAV transduction/UNIV. NORTH CAROLINA) of 9.6.2009

Online on

16.06.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

9.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/86

Application no.

96921468.3

Keywords:

Main request - inventive step - yes

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 76 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T028808.20090609
G 0002/08 () of 15.6.2009

Online on

15.06.2009

Board

EBA

Decision date

15.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Objection to a member of the EBA, suspicion of partiality

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 145 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:G000208.20090615
T 0178/06 (Transfer of user interface information when equipment is selected/ … of 28.4.2009

Online on

15.06.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

28.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 3/00

Application no.

98102734.5

Keywords:

Inventive step - main request, first and second auxiliary requests (no)
Inventive step - third auxiliary request (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T017806.20090428
T 1070/06 (Atomizer/CIMA) of 5.3.2009

Online on

15.06.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

5.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01M 7/00

Application no.

00927673.4

Keywords:

Intermediate generalisation (allowable)
Novelty (auxiliary request 4): no
Novelty (auxiliary request 7): yes
Remittal

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 46 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T107006.20090305
T 1437/06 (Confidence interval/ALFALAVAL) of 24.3.2009

Online on

15.06.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

24.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01K 29/00

Application no.

96920821.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 78 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T143706.20090324
T 1655/07 (Botuline toxin/IPSEN) of 10.6.2009

Online on

15.06.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

10.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 38/48

Application no.

02727002.4

Keywords:

Revocation of European patent in consequence of patentee's withdrawal of his approval to the text of the patent

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T165507.20090610
T 1169/05 () of 13.5.2009

Online on

12.06.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

13.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 5/445

Application no.

95944478.7

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T116905.20090513
T 0085/06 () of 6.5.2009

Online on

12.06.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

6.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 20/26

Application no.

95921136.8

Keywords:

Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T008506.20090506
T 0714/07 (Lubricating oil dispersants / INFINEUM) of 27.4.2009

Online on

12.06.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

27.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C10M 133/56

Application no.

02257526.0

Keywords:

Novelty (no) - due to the disclosure in an example combined with the general teaching of the same document

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T071407.20090427
T 1651/07 (Prion immunoassay/ENFER) of 2.4.2009

Online on

12.06.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

2.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 33/68

Application no.

98903272.7

Keywords:

Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Main and sole request - novelty (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T165107.20090402
T 1977/07 (Reversible Immortalisierung/HEART BIOSYSTEMS) of 28.4.2009

Online on

12.06.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

28.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C12N 15/63

Application no.

01915354.3

Keywords:

Erfüllung der Erfordernisse des Artikels 123(2) - ja
Klarheit und ausreichende Offenbarung - ja
Neuheit und erfinderische Tätigkeit - ja
Einheitlichkeit - ja

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T197707.20090428
T 0199/09 (Detection method / FUJIFILM Corp.) of 5.6.2009

Online on

12.06.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

5.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 33/53

Application no.

00106729.7

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds
Reimbursement of appeal fee - no

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T019909.20090605
T 1079/07 () of 13.5.2009

Online on

11.06.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

13.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06K 9/20
G06F 17/24

Application no.

98914210.4

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (no; all requests)
Apportionment of costs (not equitable)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T107907.20090513
J 0006/08 (Nachreichung von Zeichnungen / BEIERSDORF) of 27.5.2009

Online on

10.06.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

27.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A45D 40/26

Application no.

05102584.9

Keywords:

Übergangsbestimmungen zum EPÜ
Nachreichung ursprünglich fehlender Zeichnungen; Verschiebung des Anmeldetags (ja)
Vertrauensschutz; Aufklärungspflicht; entschuldbarer Rechtsirrtum (ja)
Auslegung von Anträgen nach Rechtsverlustmitteilungen gemäß Regel 69 EPÜ 1973
Wiedereinsetzungsantrag; Jahresfrist (Ausschlussfrist) nach Artikel 122 (2) Satz 3 EPÜ 1973; Zahlung der Wiedereinsetzungsgebühr nach Ablauf der Jahresfrist

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 96 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J000608.20090527
T 0608/07 () of 27.4.2009

Online on

10.06.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

27.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 10/00

Application no.

01919632.8

Keywords:

Disclosure - enabling - general technnical knowledge
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no) - all requests

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 50 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T060807.20090427
T 1140/05 (Stabile Xylometazolinlösung/BOEHRINGER) of 23.4.2009

Online on

09.06.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

23.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 31/4174

Application no.

00947853.8

Keywords:

Hauptantrag und Hilfsanträge 1 - 7: erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein): Alternative im Stand der Technik nahegelegt
Hilfsantrag 8: Als verspätet nicht zugelassen

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T114005.20090423
T 0102/06 (Spherical decoder/LUCENT) of 2.6.2009

Online on

09.06.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

2.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 25/03

Application no.

04250904.2

Keywords:

Added subject-matter - amended main request (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T010206.20090602
T 1037/06 () of 29.4.2009

Online on

09.06.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

29.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E04F 15/20
B32B 21/00

Application no.

02006856.5

Keywords:

Neuheit Hauptantrag: nein
Erfinderische Tätigkeit Hilfsantrag: nein

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 84 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T103706.20090429
T 0547/07 () of 17.3.2009

Online on

08.06.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

17.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29C 70/36

Application no.

03075169.7

Keywords:

Admissibility of late filed document (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T054707.20090317
T 0776/07 () of 2.4.2009

Online on

08.06.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

2.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A24C 5/35

Application no.

96105909.4

Keywords:

Claim 1 of all requests - novelty (yes) - inventive step (no)

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T077607.20090402
T 0977/06 (Detergent Granulates/UNILEVER) of 5.5.2009

Online on

05.06.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 11/04

Application no.

98936360.1

Keywords:

Inventive step - no

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T097706.20090505
T 0015/07 (Antibiotic Compositions for Treatment of the Eye/ALCON INC.) of 30.4.2009

Online on

05.06.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

30.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/435

Application no.

99956504.7

Keywords:

Main request - allowability of the amendments: yes
Main request and auxiliary request - inventive step - (no): improved efficacy of moxifloxacin obvious

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T001507.20090430
T 0049/07 () of 26.5.2009

Online on

05.06.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

26.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 6/42

Application no.

97905605.8

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (yes)
Inventive step (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T004907.20090526
T 1191/07 () of 29.5.2009

Online on

05.06.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

29.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B81C 1/00

Application no.

02102078.9

Keywords:

Main request: inventive step (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T119107.20090529
T 0042/08 (Boehmites/ALBEMARLE) of 8.5.2009

Online on

05.06.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

8.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C01F 7/00

Application no.

00964010.3

Keywords:

Revocation of the patent (text in which the patent was granted no longer approved by patent proprietor)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T004208.20090508
T 1144/08 () of 6.3.2009

Online on

05.06.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

6.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/06

Application no.

99300932.3

Keywords:

-

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 61 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T114408.20090306
T 0189/05 () of 2.3.2009

Online on

04.06.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

2.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F02B 37/013

Application no.

99917970.8

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Remittal

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T018905.20090302
T 1148/05 (Image classification / STMICROELECTRONICS) of 27.5.2009

Online on

04.06.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

27.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/30

Application no.

00830029.5

Keywords:

Admissible amendment - yes
Enabling disclosure - yes
Inventive step - no

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T114805.20090527
T 0256/06 () of 12.5.2009

Online on

04.06.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

12.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F24H 9/20

Application no.

98113737.5

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - verneint (Hauptantrag)
Verspätet vorgebrachter Hilfsantrag - nicht zugelassen

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T025606.20090512
T 0513/06 () of 7.4.2009

Online on

04.06.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

7.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G11B 5/733

Application no.

97300355.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 93 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T051306.20090407
T 0829/06 (Slurry stabilization/KEMIRA) of 3.4.2009

Online on

04.06.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

3.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C09C 1/02

Application no.

99906269.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (all requests) - no: obvious modification

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 52 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T082906.20090403
T 1030/06 (Secure buffering/BROADCOM CORPORATION) of 17.12.2008

Online on

04.06.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

17.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 12/14

Application no.

03021759.0

Keywords:

Inventive step - skilled person - must be expected to carry out implementation steps
Inventive step - providing multiple processing units and common frame buffer in video processing apparatus (no)
Inventive step - providing direct connection between processing units - (no - self-evident)
Inventive step - use of different encoding schemes (no - routine design)
Inventive step - providing data with originating information (no - routine design)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T103006.20081217
T 1033/06 () of 28.4.2009

Online on

04.06.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

28.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E04F 15/20
B32B 21/00

Application no.

99957285.2

Keywords:

Änderungen - Erweiterung (nein)
Neuheit und erfinderische Tätigkeit - nach Änderung (ja)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T103306.20090428
T 1820/06 () of 12.5.2009

Online on

04.06.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

12.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E21B 10/16
E21B 10/08

Application no.

99945376.4

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Exclusion from patentability (no)
Novelty and inventive step (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T182006.20090512
T 1847/06 (Swedish mutation/ELAN) of 16.12.2008

Online on

04.06.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

16.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/00

Application no.

94931891.9

Keywords:

Main request - novelty (no)
First auxiliary request - disclaimer offends against Article 123(2) EPC
Second auxiliary request - novelty (yes)
Remittal for further prosecution

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 120 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T184706.20081216
T 0131/07 () of 24.3.2009

Online on

04.06.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

24.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08J 3/05

Application no.

98933631.8

Keywords:

Hauptantrag, Hilfsanträge 1, 3 und 5: Erfinderische Tätigkeit - nein
Hilfsantrag 2: verspätet - nicht zum Verfahren zugelassen
Antrag bezüglich Übersetzungskosten: abgelehnt

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 57 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T013107.20090324
T 1030/07 () of 31.3.2009

Online on

04.06.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

31.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A47L 13/16

Application no.

98963512.3

Keywords:

Verfahren gemäß Hauptantrag und Hilfsantrag, Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T103007.20090331
T 0114/09 () of 12.5.2009

Online on

04.06.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

12.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F28F 9/00

Application no.

99122223.3

Keywords:

Request for oral proceedings ignored
Substantial procedural violation (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 18 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T011409.20090512
R 0006/09 (Fundamental width of Article 113 EPC/WATTEX) of 3.6.2009

Online on

03.06.2009

Board

EBA

Decision date

3.6.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D04H 1/54

Application no.

97950996.5

Keywords:

Petition for review - clearly inadmissible

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:R000609.20090603
T 0522/04 (Stem cells/CALIFORNIA) of 28.5.2009

Online on

03.06.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

28.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 5/06

Application no.

93921175.1

Keywords:

Main request: forbidden patenting (yes)
First auxiliary request: added matter (yes)
Second auxiliary request: added matter (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T052204.20090528
T 1348/04 (Mikroprozessoranordnung mit Verschlüsselung / INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES) of 7.5.2009

Online on

03.06.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

7.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G06F 12/14

Application no.

00983200.7

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht - nach Änderung)

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D

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 34 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T134804.20090507
T 1083/06 () of 10.3.2009

Online on

03.06.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

10.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A23L 1/09

Application no.

98904084.5

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)
Hilfsantrag 4: Zulassung zum Verfahren (nein)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 80 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T108306.20090310
T 1273/06 () of 26.5.2009

Online on

03.06.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

26.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G07B 17/02

Application no.

99123106.9

Keywords:

Inventive step - (yes) after amendment

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D

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T127306.20090526
T 1448/06 () of 11.3.2009

Online on

03.06.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

11.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 29/08

Application no.

01274217.7

Keywords:

Claim I, inventive step - yes (after amendment)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T144806.20090311
T 0287/07 () of 20.5.2009

Online on

03.06.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

20.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G10L 21/02

Application no.

02754004.6

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T028707.20090520
T 2127/08 (Heterozygous waxy sugar-2 maize/BRUNOB II B.V.) of 6.5.2009

Online on

03.06.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

6.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01H 5/10

Application no.

03004879.7

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T212708.20090506
T 0191/05 () of 12.5.2009

Online on

02.06.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

12.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16H 3/66

Application no.

00975863.2

Keywords:

Hauptantrag: Neuheit (verneint)
Hilfsantrag 1: Änderungen - Erweiterung (bejaht)
Hilfsantrag 3: Zurückverweisung an die erste Instanz

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T019105.20090512
T 0918/05 () of 11.2.2009

Online on

02.06.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

11.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A23L 1/09

Application no.

99941588.8

Keywords:

Beitritt im Beschwerdeverfahren - zulässig
Erfinderische Tätigkeit: kein synergistischer Effekt - Hauptantrag, Hilfsanträge 1, 2 (nein)
Hilfsantrag 4: synergistischer Effekt(ja); Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)
Hilfsantrag 3: nicht zugelassen - Artikel 13 (1) VOBK

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 68 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T091805.20090211
T 0556/07 () of 13.5.2009

Online on

02.06.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

13.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B05B 7/22

Application no.

98941921.3

Keywords:

Admittance of late filed fact (no)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T055607.20090513
T 1910/08 () of 2.4.2009

Online on

02.06.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

2.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C03B 37/016

Application no.

05250871.0

Keywords:

Added subject-matter - No after amendment
Remittal - yes

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T191008.20090402

May 2009

T 0881/06 (Use of phytosterol and/or phytostantol esters/DSM IP ASSETS B.V.) of 18.3.2009

Online on

29.05.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

18.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07J 9/00

Application no.

99122978.2

Keywords:

Main request - Inventive step (no) - obvious solution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T088106.20090318
T 0055/07 () of 6.5.2009

Online on

29.05.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

6.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 13/15

Application no.

00932231.4

Keywords:

Test method for determining a product parameter - insufficiently disclosed

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 65 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T005507.20090506
T 0077/07 () of 13.5.2009

Online on

29.05.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

13.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A46B 7/06

Application no.

95925631.4

Keywords:

Main and first auxiliary requests - lack of inventive step
Second and third auxiliary requests - added subject-matter

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T007707.20090513
T 1624/07 (Integrin alpha 11/CARTELA) of 26.11.2008

Online on

29.05.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

26.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07K 14/705

Application no.

00939232.5

Keywords:

Main request claim 1 - novelty (yes), inventive step (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 54 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T162407.20081126
T 1726/07 () of 29.4.2009

Online on

29.05.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

29.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01S 5/14

Application no.

98915132.9

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (yes, all requests)
Lack of clarity (yes, all requests)

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T172607.20090429
T 0123/09 () of 15.5.2009

Online on

29.05.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

15.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01R 33/28

Application no.

02729014.7

Keywords:

Admissibility of appeal - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T012309.20090515
W 0039/08 (Gene expression profiling II/SOURCE PRECISION MEDICINE) of 27.4.2009

Online on

29.05.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

27.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12Q 1/68

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Lack of unity a posteriori (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W003908.20090427
T 0415/05 () of 18.12.2008

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

18.12.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C08L 83/12

Application no.

97953989.7

Keywords:

Modifications - art. 123(2) et (3)
Nouveauté (oui)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 121 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T041505.20081218
T 0700/05 () of 18.9.2008

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

18.9.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 21/06

Application no.

95935582.7

Keywords:

Error of translation - correction in opposition proceedings allowable under Article 14(2) EPC 1973
Corrected translation in opposition proceedings is an amendment within the meaning of Article 101(3) EPC 2000
Degree of precision for a measurement not specified - lack of clarity (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 94 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T070005.20080918
T 1253/05 (Herstellung von 6-Aminocapronitril und Hexamethylendiamin/BASF) of 31.3.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

31.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C07C 209/48

Application no.

99942875.8

Keywords:

Haupt- und Hilfsantrag: erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein) - beanspruchter Temperaturbereich weder zielgerichtet noch kritisch - Routinetätigkeit

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T125305.20090331
T 0763/06 () of 1.4.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

1.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B66B 1/46

Application no.

97116054.4

Keywords:

Zulassung geänderten Vorbringens in Form eines neuen Antrags - nein
Klarheit - nein

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T076306.20090401
T 1197/06 () of 22.4.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

22.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/00

Application no.

99953903.4

Keywords:

Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 100 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T119706.20090422
T 1307/06 () of 19.3.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

19.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B23K 9/10

Application no.

99900388.2

Keywords:

Änderungen (zugelassen)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T130706.20090319
T 1587/06 () of 3.4.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

3.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 13/15

Application no.

98906345.8

Keywords:

Ground of insufficiency (not admitted)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T158706.20090403
T 1690/06 () of 7.5.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

7.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B41M 5/00

Application no.

99109338.6

Keywords:

Revocation at request of patent proprietor

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 91 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T169006.20090507
T 1786/06 () of 3.4.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

3.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01P 1/208

Application no.

03290841.0

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T178606.20090403
T 0532/07 () of 26.3.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

26.3.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B23B 27/08

Application no.

02711742.3

Keywords:

Modifications (recevables)
Clarté (oui)
Activité inventive (oui)

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 49 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T053207.20090326
T 0778/07 () of 21.4.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

21.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F01L 1/24

Application no.

99970148.5

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes (after amendment)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T077807.20090421
T 0887/07 () of 23.4.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

23.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29C 70/54

Application no.

99302710.1

Keywords:

Admissibility of late filed request (yes)
Amendments (allowable)
Clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Industrial applicability (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T088707.20090423
T 1236/07 () of 7.5.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

7.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 13/475

Application no.

01908536.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T123607.20090507
T 1846/07 () of 23.4.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

23.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 13/15

Application no.

97951477.5

Keywords:

Inventive step - no (obvious alternative)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T184607.20090423
T 2086/08 () of 15.5.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

15.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01R 33/3873

Application no.

04251880.3

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T208608.20090515
W 0017/08 (Glycyrrhetinic acid/YORK) of 22.4.2009

Online on

28.05.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

22.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07J 63/00

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Lack of unity "a posteriori" (yes) - absence of a common technical feature distinguishing the claimed Markush groupings over the prior art
Refund of the protest fee (no)

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C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 188 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W001708.20090422
J 0002/08 (Pending application/SONY) of 27.5.2009

Online on

27.05.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

27.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 11/273

Application no.

05027368.9

Keywords:

Pending application" - "Definition
Divisional application
Appeal period
Application of Article 125 (no)
Violation of good faith (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board (yes)

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A

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 75 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J000208.20090527
T 1063/06 (Durchgriffsanspruch/BAYER SCHERING PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT) of 3.2.2009

Online on

27.05.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

3.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C07C 69/76

Application no.

00962413.1

Keywords:

Alle Anträge: Durchgriffsanspruch - chemische Verbindungen aufgabenhaft definiert - auch zukünftige Erfindungen beansprucht - Einschränkung auf tatsächlichen Beitrag zum Stand der Technik zumutbar und geboten - nicht im gesamten Bereich mit zumutbarem Aufwand ausführbar - Forschungsprogramm

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A

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 32 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T106306.20090203
T 1063/06 (Durchgriffsanspruch/BAYER SCHERING PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT) of 3.2.2009

Online on

27.05.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

3.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C07C 69/76

Application no.

00962413.1

Keywords:

Alle Anträge: Durchgriffsanspruch - chemische Verbindungen aufgabenhaft definiert - auch zukünftige Erfindungen beansprucht - Einschränkung auf tatsächlichen Beitrag zum Stand der Technik zumutbar und geboten - nicht im gesamten Bereich mit zumutbarem Aufwand ausführbar - Forschungsprogramm

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A

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 40 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T106306.20090203
T 1063/06 (Reach-through claim/BAYER SCHERING PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT) of 3.2.2009

Online on

27.05.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

3.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C07C 69/76

Application no.

00962413.1

Keywords:

All requests: reach-through claim - chemical compounds defined in functional terms - future inventions also claimed - limiting claim to actual contribution to the art both reasonable and imperative - invention cannot be carried out within the entire scope claimed without undue effort - research programme

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A

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T106306.20090203
T 1063/06 (Dispositions juridiques pertinentes : Article : 83, 123(2) CBE) of 3.2.2009

Online on

27.05.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

3.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C07C 69/76

Application no.

00962413.1

Keywords:

Toutes les requêtes : revendication portant sur les résultats de recherches futures - définition de composés chimiques par fonction assignée - revendication couvrant également les futures inventions - une restriction à la contribution réelle à l'état de la technique est à la fois raisonnable et impérative - impossibilité de réaliser l'invention au prix d'un effort raisonnable dans l'ensemble du domaine revendiqué - programme de recherche

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Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 49 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T106306.20090203
T 1775/07 () of 22.4.2009

Online on

27.05.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

22.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B62B 3/06

Application no.

99850213.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes) after amendment

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T177507.20090422
T 0492/08 (Corynebacterium/PAIK KWANG) of 18.5.2009

Online on

27.05.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

18.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/31

Application no.

00938999.0

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T049208.20090518
T 0860/04 () of 22.4.2009

Online on

26.05.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

22.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/00

Application no.

98945505.0

Keywords:

Main request - novelty (no)
Auxiliary request - not admitted

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T086004.20090422
T 1555/06 (One-way passageway/MAASLAND) of 21.4.2009

Online on

26.05.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

21.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01K 1/12

Application no.

97202005.1

Keywords:

Amendments extending beyond the content of the application as filed
Prohibition of reformatio in peius

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T155506.20090421
T 1230/08 (Beta-Amyloid Precursor/ELAN) of 11.5.2009

Online on

26.05.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

11.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 33/53

Application no.

93907104.9

Keywords:

Missing Statement of Grounds

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T123008.20090511
T 2321/08 () of 11.5.2009

Online on

26.05.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

11.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H03M 13/11

Application no.

06024212.0

Keywords:

Applicability of Rule 42(1)(b) - (no)
Rule 27(1)(b) - incorrect application - (yes)
Right to amend - violation (yes)
Remittal for further prosecution (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee - (yes)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T232108.20090511
T 0234/07 (Back-staining/NOVOZYMES) of 24.4.2009

Online on

25.05.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

24.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/386

Application no.

96928351.4

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure - no (main request, auxiliary requests 1 - 7)
Lack of clarity - no (auxiliary request 8)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T023407.20090424
T 0557/07 () of 13.5.2009

Online on

25.05.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

13.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 9/01

Application no.

03075717.3

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes, after amendments)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T055707.20090513
T 1147/06 () of 22.4.2009

Online on

20.05.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

22.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E03D 9/00

Application no.

96936998.2

Keywords:

Admissibility of the oppositions - sufficient substantation (yes)
Late-filed submission - not admitted
Priority - priority document first filing of the invention (yes)
Referral of a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (refused)
Dimensions derivable from drawings (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T114706.20090422
T 0069/07 () of 10.3.2009

Online on

20.05.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

10.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B24B 13/005

Application no.

99101573.6

Keywords:

Non-appearance of party without previous indication
Added subject-matter - no (after amendment)
Novelty - yes
Remittal - yes

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T006907.20090310
T 0107/07 (Oxidative stability-enhanced amylase/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 31.3.2009

Online on

20.05.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

31.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/386

Application no.

95870042.9

Keywords:

Allowability of disclaimer (all requests): no - document on which disclaimer is based not novelty destroying

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T010707.20090331
T 0836/07 () of 2.4.2009

Online on

20.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

2.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29C 45/44

Application no.

99203112.0

Keywords:

Late filed requests (not admitted)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T083607.20090402
T 0890/07 (Positionsbestimmung Mobiltelefon/NOKIA SIEMENS) of 8.5.2009

Online on

20.05.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

8.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04Q 7/38

Application no.

02701170.9

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - verneint

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 23 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T089007.20090508
T 0958/07 () of 14.5.2009

Online on

20.05.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

14.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H05H 1/34

Application no.

97201302.3

Keywords:

Admissibility of the appeal - no

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T095807.20090514
T 1341/07 (Allocation of a radio access bearer/NEC) of 21.4.2009

Online on

20.05.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

21.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04Q 7/38

Application no.

04005041.1

Keywords:

Inventive step - main and auxiliary requests (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T134107.20090421
R 0008/08 () of 19.5.2009

Online on

19.05.2009

Board

EBA

Decision date

19.5.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

G03G 15/00

Application no.

97401231.2

Keywords:

Requête en révision - irrecevable faute d'objection qualifiée

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B

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:R000808.20090519
T 1141/06 (Denitrating of exhaust gases/MITSUBISHI) of 30.3.2009

Online on

19.05.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

30.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 53/86

Application no.

99202908.2

Keywords:

Main and first auxiliary request: inventive step (no): obvious implementation in a process of a known catalyst type
Second auxiliary request: inventive step (yes): non obvious implementation in a process of a specific catalyst type not yet known for efficiently removing ammonia

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T114106.20090330
T 1151/06 () of 25.3.2009

Online on

19.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

25.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B41F 13/004

Application no.

94111516.4

Keywords:

Neuheit (Hauptantrag, Ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hauptantrag, Ja)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T115106.20090325
T 1493/06 (Controlling access rights to encrypted media/MACROVISION) of 2.4.2009

Online on

19.05.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

2.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04K 1/00

Application no.

01926526.3

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)
Substantial procedural violation (no)
Remittal (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T149306.20090402
T 0764/07 (Sensor unit/TLV) of 14.5.2009

Online on

19.05.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

14.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G05B 19/042

Application no.

99117287.5

Keywords:

Requests filed after summons for oral proceedings - not admitted
Automatic remittal after citation of a new document (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T076407.20090514
T 1727/07 () of 30.4.2009

Online on

19.05.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

30.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C22C 19/00

Application no.

00912365.4

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T172707.20090430
T 1538/08 (Cellulose cooking/KVAERNER) of 30.4.2009

Online on

19.05.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

30.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D21C 3/02

Application no.

99935224.8

Keywords:

Remittal - yes (requested by both parties; reason for which the patent has been revoked no longer applies

Distribution

C

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T153808.20090430
D 0011/07 () of 14.5.2009

Online on

18.05.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

14.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D001107.20090514
T 1164/05 (Schnell zerfallende Arzneiform/GRÜNENTHAL) of 2.4.2009

Online on

18.05.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

2.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 31/135

Application no.

96111483.2

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein): Lösung der Aufgabe durch Zusammenschau zweier Dokumente des Stands der Technik nahegelegt

Distribution

C

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 39 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T116405.20090402
T 0680/06 (Purification of gases/AIR PRODUCTS) of 15.4.2009

Online on

18.05.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

15.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 53/04

Application no.

98307188.7

Keywords:

"Inventive step - no (main and auxiliary request)

Distribution

C

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T068006.20090415
T 0951/06 () of 24.4.2009

Online on

18.05.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

24.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01H 9/02

Application no.

97204038.0

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

C

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T095106.20090424
T 1041/06 (Vorhangbeschichtung/ILFORD) of 8.4.2009

Online on

18.05.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

8.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G03C 1/74

Application no.

98100164.7

Keywords:

Erweiterung des Schutzbereichs - (ja)

Distribution

D

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 63 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T104106.20090408
T 1371/06 (Vacuum/LELY) of 17.3.2009

Online on

18.05.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

17.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01J 5/007

Application no.

00900964.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T137106.20090317
T 0775/07 () of 7.4.2009

Online on

18.05.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

7.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A47K 10/36

Application no.

97905972.2

Keywords:

Deleting a feature ("Essentiality test")
Requiring a real modification of the other features to compensate for the change
Compliance with Article 123(2) EPC (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T077507.20090407
T 1210/07 () of 19.3.2009

Online on

18.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

19.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29D 11/00

Application no.

00969550.3

Keywords:

Admissibility of late-filed document (yes)
Novelty (main and first auxiliary request, no; second auxiliary request, yes)
Inventive step (second auxiliary request, yes)
Admissibility of new objection (no)

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C

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T121007.20090319
T 1342/07 (Allocation of a radio access bearer/NEC) of 22.4.2009

Online on

18.05.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

22.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04Q 7/38

Application no.

04005042.9

Keywords:

Inventive step - main and auxiliary requests (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T134207.20090422
T 1824/07 () of 6.5.2009

Online on

18.05.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

6.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06K 9/00

Application no.

02090145.0

Keywords:

Clarity (no, all requests)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T182407.20090506
T 1934/07 () of 3.4.2009

Online on

18.05.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

3.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 69/02

Application no.

01983289.8

Keywords:

Amendments - added subject-matter (yes) (Main Request)
Amendments - allowable (yes) (Auxiliary Request)
Novelty (yes) (Auxiliary Request)
Remittal (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 81 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T193407.20090403
T 1017/06 (Self-foaming systems/COLOR) of 20.3.2009

Online on

15.05.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

20.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/50

Application no.

01113972.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (all requests) - no: obvious alternative

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D

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 46 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T101706.20090320
T 1020/06 () of 15.5.2009

Online on

15.05.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

15.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16D 3/20

Application no.

96942575.0

Keywords:

Amendment to a party's case (no)
Inventive step - non-obvious combination of known features

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 88 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T102006.20090515
T 0571/07 () of 5.5.2009

Online on

15.05.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61C 7/08

Application no.

00903298.8

Keywords:

Reasoned decision (no)
Substantial procedural violation (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T057107.20090505
T 1507/07 () of 28.4.2009

Online on

15.05.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

28.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 5/07

Application no.

02010270.3

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 19 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T150707.20090428
T 1382/08 () of 30.3.2009

Online on

15.05.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

30.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01S 7/02
H01L 41/00
H02K 44/00
G01S 13/90
G01S 13/86
H02N 3/00

Application no.

01124075.1

Keywords:

Zuständigkeit der technischen Beschwerdekammer (ja)
Klarheit der Entscheidungsformel (nein)
Rechtliches Gehör (nein)
Verstoß gegen den Grundsatz des Vertrauensschutzes
Devolutiveffekt der Beschwerde

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B

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T138208.20090330
W 0034/08 (Polyclonal antibody/SYMPHOGEN) of 5.5.2009

Online on

15.05.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07K 16/08

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Lack of unity a posteriori (inventions 1 and 2) - (no)

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D

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W003408.20090505
T 0654/05 () of 25.3.2009

Online on

14.05.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

25.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 5/445

Application no.

98958538.5

Keywords:

Inventive step - no (all requests)

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T065405.20090325
T 0337/06 () of 28.4.2009

Online on

14.05.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

28.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G07F 7/08

Application no.

98919270.3

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T033706.20090428
T 0915/06 () of 13.3.2009

Online on

14.05.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

13.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01R 1/073

Application no.

00964256.2

Keywords:

Stützung der Ansprüche durch die Beschreibung (verneint)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 33 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T091506.20090313
T 1922/06 () of 24.3.2009

Online on

14.05.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

24.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 5/00

Application no.

99920567.7

Keywords:

Novelty (yes, after amendments)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T192206.20090324
T 0406/07 (Routenplanungssystem/CLAAS KGaA) of 12.5.2009

Online on

14.05.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

12.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G05D 1/02

Application no.

97110717.2

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Haupt- und Hilfsantrag) - verneint

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T040607.20090512
T 1456/07 (Verfahren zur Bereitstellung von Informationen über ein Produkt) of 24.3.2009

Online on

14.05.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

24.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G06K 7/00

Application no.

04101080.2

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint: naheliegende bzw. nahegelegte technische Umsetzung nicht-technischer Vorgaben)

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C

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 38 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T145607.20090324
T 0825/08 () of 8.5.2009

Online on

14.05.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

8.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60J 7/057

Application no.

98103877.1

Keywords:

Wesentlicher Verfahrensmangel
Zurückverweisung
Rückerstattung der Beschwerdegebühr

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 20 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T082508.20090508
T 1346/08 (Microwave reactor/CNR) of 8.5.2009

Online on

14.05.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

8.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 19/12

Application no.

05817939.1

Keywords:

Procedural violation (yes)

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 22 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T134608.20090508
T 0101/09 (Kombination von MTP Inhibitoren/BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM) of 4.5.2009

Online on

14.05.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

4.5.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 31/167

Application no.

03702391.8

Keywords:

Fehlende Begründung

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 16 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T010109.20090504
T 0283/09 (Allicin/STONE ISLAND) of 5.5.2009

Online on

14.05.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/095

Application no.

02798782.5

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T028309.20090505
W 0041/08 (Gene expression profiling I/SOURCE PRECISION MEDICINE) of 27.4.2009

Online on

14.05.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

27.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12Q 1/68

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Lack of unity a posteriori (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W004108.20090427
T 0347/05 (Aerodynamically light particles/MIT et al) of 28.4.2009

Online on

13.05.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

28.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 9/00

Application no.

97927754.8

Keywords:

In the absence of further argumentation by the appellant there is no reason to deviate from the opposition divsion's findings

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T034705.20090428
T 0529/06 () of 5.5.2009

Online on

13.05.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01L 21/00

Application no.

03252169.2

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (yes) - main request
Inventive step (no) - auxiliary request

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T052906.20090505
T 0713/06 (Image processing/DELAVAL) of 10.2.2009

Online on

13.05.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

10.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01J 5/017

Application no.

97951413.0

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)
New documents filed during oral proceedings (not admitted)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 81 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T071306.20090210
T 1895/07 () of 27.4.2009

Online on

13.05.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

27.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 15/00

Application no.

99911071.1

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Remittal for further prosecution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 18 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T189507.20090427
T 0011/06 (Unauthorised use of computer resources/COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK) of 10.3.2009

Online on

12.05.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

10.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/00

Application no.

99906428.0

Keywords:

Lack of clarity / lack of support (all requests)
Oral proceedings held in the absence of appellant

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T001106.20090310
T 0708/06 (Pharmaceutical combination/BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO … of 21.4.2009

Online on

12.05.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

21.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/403

Application no.

01976082.6

Keywords:

Main and auxiliary request - inventive step - no: arbitrary combination

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T070806.20090421
T 0901/06 () of 19.2.2009

Online on

12.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

19.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D21F 5/04

Application no.

94850041.8

Keywords:

Extension beyond the content of the application as filed - no
Insufficiency of disclosure - no
Inventive step - yes

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 56 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T090106.20090219
T 0910/06 () of 10.12.2008

Online on

12.05.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

10.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 4/10

Application no.

97926105.4

Keywords:

Novelty - yes
Priority - yes - elements in the priority document
Procedural violation - no
Remittal for further prosecution

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C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 117 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T091006.20081210
T 1006/07 () of 23.4.2009

Online on

12.05.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

23.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C21D 8/02

Application no.

00103097.2

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 73 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T100607.20090423
T 1333/06 () of 26.3.2009

Online on

11.05.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

26.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E06B 1/52

Application no.

97119768.6

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit: bejaht

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T133306.20090326
T 0355/07 () of 28.11.2008

Online on

11.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

28.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D21G 7/00

Application no.

99934760.2

Keywords:

Admissible of the appeal - yes
Transfer of opponent status - yes
German untility model made available to the public as of the date of entry in the register - confirmed
Inventive step - yes

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T035507.20081128
T 1366/07 () of 16.12.2008

Online on

11.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

16.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29C 49/00

Application no.

00953328.2

Keywords:

Late filed requests (admissible)
Amendments (allowable)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T136607.20081216
T 1612/07 () of 5.5.2009

Online on

11.05.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

5.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01R 33/54

Application no.

99962838.1

Keywords:

Decision according to the state of the file reasoned in the sense of Rule 68(2) EPC (no)
Substantial procedural violation (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T161207.20090505
T 1430/08 () of 11.5.2009

Online on

11.05.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

11.5.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/12

Application no.

93915447.2

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 17 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T143008.20090511
T 1348/06 () of 20.2.2009

Online on

08.05.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

20.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06K 9/00

Application no.

91903057.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T134806.20090220
T 1539/06 (Procédé de teinture directe/L'ORÉAL) of 24.3.2009

Online on

08.05.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

24.3.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/13

Application no.

98402901.7

Keywords:

Activité inventive (oui) - solution ne découle pas de l'état de la technique

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T153906.20090324
T 0088/07 () of 10.2.2009

Online on

08.05.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

10.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 15/60

Application no.

00303141.6

Keywords:

Inventive step (no: all requests): improvement not credible in the absence of evidence - obvious alternative

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T008807.20090210
T 0058/06 () of 29.1.2009

Online on

07.05.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

29.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E21B 23/00
E21B 23/04
E21B 4/18

Application no.

97932899.4

Keywords:

Admissibility of evidence
Added subject-matter - (no) - after amendment
Clarity (yes) - after amendment
Novelty and Inventive step - (yes) - after amendment

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T005806.20090129
T 0468/06 (Comprimé orodispersible/ETHYPHARM) of 24.3.2009

Online on

07.05.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

24.3.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 9/20

Application no.

00907743.9

Keywords:

Activité inventive - non : combinaison évidente en vue de répondre le problème posé

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 59 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T046806.20090324
T 1409/06 (Use of granisetron for the treatment of PONV/F.HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG) of 1.4.2009

Online on

07.05.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

1.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/435

Application no.

94911178.5

Keywords:

Main request and auxiliary request 1 - inventive step (no): a dosage regimen which merely optimizes an already known or obvious pharmacological effect does not establish an inventive step

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T140906.20090401
T 1531/06 () of 6.2.2009

Online on

07.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

6.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B42D 15/00

Application no.

96938044.3

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit eines verspätet vorgelegten Antrags (ja)
Zulässigkeit eines verspätet vorgelegten Dokuments (nein)
Klarheit (ja)
Unzulässige Erweiterung (nein)
Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T153106.20090206
T 1926/06 () of 3.4.2009

Online on

07.05.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

3.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61F 5/01

Application no.

00954354.7

Keywords:

Ausführbarkeit (nein)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T192606.20090403
T 0357/07 () of 3.2.2009

Online on

07.05.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

3.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A44B 13/00

Application no.

01960266.3

Keywords:

Mangelnde Offenbarung: Bezugnahme auf Vorbringen in 1. Instanz (unzureichende Begründung)
Unzulässige Erweiterung (nein)
Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T035707.20090203
T 1258/07 (Telecommunication network/DANSK MOBILTELEFON) of 26.3.2009

Online on

07.05.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

26.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 3/42

Application no.

01976050.3

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T125807.20090326
T 1646/07 (Mikrokomponenten/MERCK) of 25.3.2009

Online on

07.05.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

25.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B01J 19/00

Application no.

02711808.2

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - nein (alle Anträge)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T164607.20090325
T 0999/05 () of 2.4.2009

Online on

06.05.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

2.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08J 5/18

Application no.

99945983.7

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T099905.20090402
T 0554/06 () of 10.12.2008

Online on

06.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

10.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16K 37/00

Application no.

00913644.1

Keywords:

Clarity - yes
Extension beyond the application as filed (main request, yes; auxiliary request, no)
Extension of the scope of protection, no
Remittal to the first instance

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T055406.20081210
T 1029/06 (Environmental impact estimation/TOSHIBA) of 22.4.2009

Online on

06.05.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

22.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

02258945.1

Keywords:

Environmental impact estimation steps - excluded from patentability (yes)
Displaying icons - inventive (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T102906.20090422
T 1246/06 () of 3.2.2009

Online on

06.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

3.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65H 19/12

Application no.

97944698.6

Keywords:

Klarheit (ja), Erweiterung gegenüber der Anmeldung in der ursprünglich eingereichten Fassung (nein)
Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T124606.20090203
T 0183/07 () of 21.1.2009

Online on

06.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

21.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29C 49/12

Application no.

96910645.9

Keywords:

Late filed ground of opposition (not admitted)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T018307.20090121
T 0523/07 () of 31.3.2009

Online on

06.05.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

31.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B63C 11/08

Application no.

00116731.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T052307.20090331
T 0635/07 () of 31.3.2009

Online on

06.05.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

31.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 5/172

Application no.

99943785.8

Keywords:

Novelty (main request, yes)
Inventive step (main request, yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T063507.20090331
T 0283/06 () of 26.6.2008

Online on

05.05.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

26.6.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C03B 5/235

Application no.

01302596.0

Keywords:

Insufficiency - no
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T028306.20080626
T 1278/06 () of 27.1.2009

Online on

05.05.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

27.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 10/02

Application no.

98918540.0

Keywords:

Main request, first auxiliary request - clarity - no
First, second, third auxiliary request - added subject-matter - yes
Fourth auxiliary request - reformatio in peius - yes
Fourth auxiliary request - amendments appropriate and necessary - not proven

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 67 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T127806.20090127
T 1682/06 () of 3.4.2009

Online on

05.05.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

3.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08G 77/06

Application no.

03741897.7

Keywords:

Main request - clarity (no)
Auxiliary request - clarity (yes) - remitted to the first instance

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T168206.20090403
T 2002/07 (Aktivität von Enzymen/PAPST) of 21.4.2009

Online on

05.05.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

21.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C12Q 1/00

Application no.

96920690.3

Keywords:

Unzulässige Änderungen - (nein); Neuheit, erfinderische Tätigkeit, Klarheit, ausreichende Offenbarung - (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T200207.20090421
T 0785/08 () of 25.3.2009

Online on

05.05.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

25.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 265/02

Application no.

01309037.8

Keywords:

Inventive step - problem and solution

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T078508.20090325
T 1006/04 () of 9.1.2009

Online on

04.05.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

9.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C09D 11/10

Application no.

96109410.9

Keywords:

Assessment of novelty with respect to the closest prior art no fresh ground for opposition
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious combination of known features

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 51 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T100604.20090109
T 0433/06 () of 17.2.2009

Online on

04.05.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

17.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B01J 23/92

Application no.

99936166.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint)
Vorurteil (nicht belegt)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T043306.20090217
T 1120/06 () of 11.2.2009

Online on

04.05.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

11.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 6/255

Application no.

98850099.7

Keywords:

Claims 1, 2 - inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T112006.20090211
T 1879/06 () of 10.3.2009

Online on

04.05.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

10.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29C 39/12

Application no.

00965645.5

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure - yes
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T187906.20090310
T 0519/07 (Préparation du pentachlorobutane/ARKEMA) of 4.9.2008

Online on

04.05.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

4.9.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C07C 17/278

Application no.

97400119.0

Keywords:

Requêtes principale et auxiliaires 2, B et D : modification du brevet au-delà du contenu de la demande telle que déposée (oui)
Requête auxiliaire 4 : suffisance d'exposé de l'invention (oui) - activité inventive (non) - pas d'essais comparatifs pertinents - reformulation du problème technique - solution évidente.
Requête auxiliaire 10 : renvoi à la première instance (oui)

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 63 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T051907.20080904
T 1016/07 () of 24.3.2009

Online on

04.05.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

24.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B64D 25/04

Application no.

97203565.3

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T101607.20090324
T 1781/07 () of 26.3.2009

Online on

04.05.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

26.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C22C 1/04

Application no.

03021784.8

Keywords:

Novelty and inventive step (yes) - claims according to the 3rd auxiliary request

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 73 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T178107.20090326
T 1839/08 (Buccal Oral Spray/NOVADEL PHARMA) of 21.4.2009

Online on

04.05.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

21.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 9/00

Application no.

97914779.0

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T183908.20090421

April 2009

T 0079/06 (Preparation of wort and beer/TRIANTAFYLLOU) of 11.3.2008

Online on

30.04.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

11.3.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12C 1/18

Application no.

99971027.0

Keywords:

Product-by-process feature not distinguishing
Main request - novelty (no)
Auxiliary request - allowable amendments, novelty, inventive step (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T007906.20080311
T 0673/06 (Purification of caprolactam/DSM) of 1.4.2009

Online on

30.04.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

1.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07D 201/16

Application no.

99910871.5

Keywords:

Amending claims during oral proceedings in the absence of the duly summoned opponent - admissible
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - closest prior art leads away from the solution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 70 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T067306.20090401
T 1487/06 () of 10.3.2009

Online on

30.04.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

10.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60D 1/54

Application no.

98928798.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T148706.20090310
T 0911/07 () of 22.4.2009

Online on

30.04.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

22.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B63B 1/16

Application no.

01930389.0

Keywords:

Re-establishment of rights (yes)
Admissibility (yes)
Inventive step (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T091107.20090422
T 0137/08 (Intelligent network/BRITISH TELECOM) of 19.3.2009

Online on

30.04.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

19.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04Q 3/00

Application no.

97908407.6

Keywords:

Novelty (main request - no)
Clarity and admissibility (auxiliary requests - no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T013708.20090319
T 0176/08 (Humaneigenblutzytokine/KLEHR) of 31.3.2009

Online on

30.04.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

31.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C07K 14/52

Application no.

98955520.6

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit der Änderungen, Klarheit, ausreichende Offenbarung, Neuheit, erfinderische Tätigkeit - (ja)
Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr - (nein)

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T017608.20090331
T 0004/05 (Solvay/3M COMPANY) of 3.3.2009

Online on

29.04.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

3.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C09K 5/04

Application no.

94102263.4

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit des Einspruchs (ja): keine Unklarheit bzgl. der Identität des Einsprechenden
Zurückverweisung und Rückerstattung der Beschwerdegebühr (nein)
Hilfsanträge 1 bis 7: Änderungen - unzulässige Erweiterung (ja)

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T000405.20090303
T 1833/06 () of 4.3.2009

Online on

29.04.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

4.3.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B60J 1/16

Application no.

99460035.1

Keywords:

Modifications - extension de l'objet d'une revendication (non)
Nouveauté (oui)
Activité inventive (oui)

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Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 41 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T183306.20090304
T 0929/07 (Adhesins/GENENTECH) of 23.4.2009

Online on

29.04.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

23.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/12

Application no.

97932526.3

Keywords:

Main request - inventive step - yes

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 69 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T092907.20090423
T 1129/07 (Procédé de préparation d'un sirop de polyols/Roquette Frères) of 21.1.2009

Online on

29.04.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

21.1.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C07C 31/26

Application no.

00402952.6

Keywords:

Modifications allant au-delà de la demande telle que déposée (non)
Modifications fondées sur la description (oui)
Activité inventive (oui) - solution non évidente

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C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 49 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T112907.20090121
T 1626/07 () of 18.3.2009

Online on

29.04.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

18.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/44

Application no.

02254217.9

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Remittal

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T162607.20090318
T 1769/06 (Quality cause measurement display/TEKTRONIX) of 12.3.2009

Online on

28.04.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

12.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 1/24

Application no.

01302234.8

Keywords:

Clarity - (yes - after amendment)
Inventive step - (yes)

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176906.20090312
T 1613/08 () of 21.4.2009

Online on

28.04.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

21.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60P 3/34

Application no.

05015041.6

Keywords:

Fehlende Beschwerdebegründung
Rückerstattung der Beschwerdegebühr (nein)

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 17 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T161308.20090421
T 1332/07 () of 17.3.2009

Online on

27.04.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

17.3.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B32B 17/10

Application no.

00926911.9

Keywords:

Documents tardifs - irrecevables
Suffisance de description - oui
Requête principale : nouveauté - (oui); activité inventive - (non)
Première requête subsidiaire : nouveauté - (oui), activité inventive - (non)
Deuxième requête subsidiaire : irrecevable

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Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 60 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T133207.20090317
T 0375/05 () of 1.10.2008

Online on

24.04.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

1.10.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/00

Application no.

00402186.1

Keywords:

Requête principale et requête subsidiaire, activité inventive (non) - effet non crédible sur toute la portée de la revendication - reformulation du problème technique - choix évident

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Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 52 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T037505.20081001
T 0227/06 () of 30.3.2009

Online on

24.04.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

30.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G08B 13/194

Application no.

03720139.9

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T022706.20090330
T 0867/06 () of 23.3.2009

Online on

24.04.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

23.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H03M 3/02

Application no.

01103671.2

Keywords:

Main request - added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary requests I and Ia - novelty (no)
Auxiliary requests II and IIa - remittal for further prosecution (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 72 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T086706.20090323
T 0944/06 (Flexible honeycomb catalyst/JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC) of 20.4.2009

Online on

24.04.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

20.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F01N 3/20

Application no.

03076805.5

Keywords:

Subject-matter extending beyond content of earlier application as filed

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C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T094406.20090420
T 1022/06 () of 10.9.2008

Online on

24.04.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

10.9.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 23/887

Application no.

01308130.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes) - non obvious alternative

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T102206.20080910
T 1031/06 (Probiotic lactic acid bacteria/NESTLÉ) of 9.4.2009

Online on

24.04.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

9.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 35/74

Application no.

01986261.4

Keywords:

Main request: - added matter (no) - clarity (yes) - novelty (yes) - inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 89 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T103106.20090409
T 1759/06 () of 20.4.2009

Online on

24.04.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

20.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 35/02

Application no.

93902684.5

Keywords:

Sufficiency - clarity - inventive step: independent claims (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T175906.20090420
T 0668/07 () of 19.3.2009

Online on

24.04.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

19.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F41H 1/02

Application no.

99941502.9

Keywords:

Admissibility of amended claims (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendments - broadening of claim (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - present over whole scope of claim (yes) - exclusion of hindsight insufficiency of disclosure (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T066807.20090319
T 1186/07 (Procédé pour payer à distance/SFR) of 3.3.2009

Online on

24.04.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

3.3.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

H04M 15/00

Application no.

99460039.3

Keywords:

Activité inventive (requête principale) - non
Requête subsidiaire - renvoi devant le département de première instance

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T118607.20090303
T 1768/08 (Colorimetric method/NALCO) of 20.4.2009

Online on

24.04.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

20.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 33/48

Application no.

00913538.5

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176808.20090420
T 0933/05 (Präparat zur Ernährung/BRAUN MELSUNGEN) of 10.3.2009

Online on

23.04.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

10.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 31/20

Application no.

96112251.2

Keywords:

Hauptantrag, erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein): alternatives Präparat durch Stand der Technik nahegelegt
Hilfsantrag, kein zusätzliches Merkmal gegenüber Hauptantrag, da das eingefügte Verfahrensmerkmal im Sachanspruch keine Unterscheidungswirkung entfaltet

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C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 85 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T093305.20090310
T 0383/06 () of 19.2.2009

Online on

23.04.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

19.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E04F 13/08

Application no.

98201026.6

Keywords:

Clarity - main request - yes (after amendment)
Novelty - main request - yes (after amendment)
Remittal to the first instance for further prosecution

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T038306.20090219
T 0642/06 () of 17.3.2009

Online on

23.04.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

17.3.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

E06B 9/15

Application no.

95400378.6

Keywords:

Requête principale : défaut d'acitivité inventive
Requête subsidiaire 1 : non admissible
Requête subsidiaire 2 : Prohibition Reformatio in peius

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 42 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T064206.20090317
T 1078/06 () of 21.4.2009

Online on

23.04.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

21.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A45D 26/00

Application no.

00102416.5

Keywords:

Priorität einer früheren Anmeldung (anerkannt)
Zurückverweisung (ja)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T107806.20090421
T 1098/07 () of 26.2.2009

Online on

23.04.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

26.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A47B 57/26

Application no.

02002533.4

Keywords:

Late filed material (not admitted)
Substantial procedural violation - evidence and arguments disregarded - (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no)
Remittal (no)
Added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes)
Sufficient disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T109807.20090226
T 1227/07 () of 24.3.2009

Online on

23.04.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

24.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B21B 1/46

Application no.

02781241.1

Keywords:

Neuheit - ja
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - ja

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T122707.20090324
T 1265/06 (Handheld calendar application/RESEARCH IN MOTION) of 15.4.2009

Online on

22.04.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

15.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06Q 10/00

Application no.

04256786.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T126506.20090415
T 1277/06 (Lipoprotein-Cremes/HENKEL) of 17.2.2009

Online on

22.04.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

17.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 7/48

Application no.

99901592.8

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein) - Verbesserung nicht glaubhaft - umformulierte Aufgabe - willkürliche Auswahl - Routinetätigkeit

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 77 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T127706.20090217
T 0514/06 () of 11.2.2009

Online on

21.04.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

11.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E03F 1/00
B64D 11/02

Application no.

98204465.3

Keywords:

-

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 71 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T051406.20090211
T 0050/03 () of 29.1.2008

Online on

20.04.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

29.1.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 31/14

Application no.

99947467.9

Keywords:

Amendments - refused by Board of Appeal (auxiliary request 5)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes: auxiliary request 6; no: auxiliary request 7)
Novelty (no: main and first to fourth auxiliary requests; yes - auxiliary request 7)
Unity of invention - yes auxiliary request 7

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 51 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T005003.20080129
T 0855/06 () of 18.2.2009

Online on

20.04.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

18.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06K 9/00
G07D 7/00

Application no.

97113397.0

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 90 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T085506.20090218
T 0857/06 (TNF binding protein II/YEDA) of 5.6.2008

Online on

20.04.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

5.6.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12P 21/02

Application no.

90109337.7

Keywords:

Presence of assistant at deliberations (yes)
Appealability of interlocutory decision (yes)
Added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 114 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T085706.20080605
T 1515/06 () of 4.3.2009

Online on

20.04.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

4.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 37/00

Application no.

95916308.0

Keywords:

Admissibility of the appeal (yes)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T151506.20090304
T 0431/07 (Colouring compositions/J COLORS S.P.A) of 21.1.2009

Online on

20.04.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

21.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C09D 17/00

Application no.

98202865.6

Keywords:

Main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 5: sufficiency of disclosure (no)
Auxiliary requests 6 and 7: inventive step (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T043107.20090121
T 1697/08 () of 7.4.2009

Online on

20.04.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

7.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/52

Application no.

03007452.0

Keywords:

Form of appeal - missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T169708.20090407
T 0507/06 (Selbstreinigende Oberfläche/BARTHLOTT) of 3.3.2009

Online on

17.04.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

3.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C09D 5/00

Application no.

00920513.9

Keywords:

Hauptantrag und Hilfsanträge II und III: Klarheit (nein) - bedingt durch Änderungen nach Erteilung
Hilfsanträge I und IIIb: Neuheit (nein) - teilweise im Hinblick auf ein von der Kammer eingeführtes Dokument
Hilfsanträge 3c und 3d (nicht zugelassen)

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C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 78 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T050706.20090303
T 0804/06 () of 8.1.2009

Online on

17.04.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

8.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08G 64/30

Application no.

95308906.7

Keywords:

Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 89 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T080406.20090108
T 0342/07 () of 28.11.2008

Online on

17.04.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

28.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E21B 15/02

Application no.

97903797.5

Keywords:

Admittance of sole request - yes
"Added subject-matter - (no) after amendment
Protection conferred extended - (no) after amendment
Novelty and inventive step - (yes) after amendment
Insufficiency of disclosure (no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 64 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T034207.20081128
T 0749/07 (Entfernungsabhängige Gebührenberechnung/VODAFONE) of 13.2.2009

Online on

17.04.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

13.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04M 15/00

Application no.

99936285.8

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - verneint

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T074907.20090213
T 0762/07 (Estrogen receptor/ORGANON) of 24.2.2009

Online on

17.04.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

24.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/12

Application no.

97200903.9

Keywords:

Main request - admissibility - (no)
First auxiliary request - admissibility of disclaimer (no)
Second auxiliary request - admissibility of disclaimer (yes) - novelty (yes) - inventive step - (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 100 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T076207.20090224
T 0946/07 () of 17.3.2009

Online on

17.04.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

17.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 5/103

Application no.

04255028.5

Keywords:

Inventive step (no, all requests)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T094607.20090317
T 1512/05 (Digital data access control/FUJITSU) of 12.2.2009

Online on

16.04.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

12.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/00

Application no.

00306737.8

Keywords:

Lack of clarity / lack of support (main and auxiliary requests)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T151205.20090212
T 0213/07 () of 19.3.2009

Online on

16.04.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

19.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 2/06

Application no.

99964755.5

Keywords:

Novelty, inventive step (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T021307.20090319
T 1137/06 () of 6.3.2009

Online on

15.04.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

6.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B29C 70/38

Application no.

99911564.5

Keywords:

Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T113706.20090306
T 1289/06 () of 4.2.2009

Online on

15.04.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

4.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65H 19/12

Application no.

97944699.4

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit eines weiteren unabhängigen Anspruchs unter Regel 57a EPÜ (1973) ja
Klarheit (ja)
Unzulässige Erweiterung (nein)
Neuheit und erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T128906.20090204
T 1377/06 () of 19.2.2009

Online on

15.04.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

19.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F25J 3/04
F27D 17/00

Application no.

97916570.1

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no)
Lack of support in the description

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T137706.20090219
T 0299/07 () of 4.3.2009

Online on

15.04.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

4.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16J 15/08

Application no.

98830511.6

Keywords:

Inventive step - no

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T029907.20090304
T 0347/07 () of 29.1.2009

Online on

15.04.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

29.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B29C 47/00

Application no.

95305665.2

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T034707.20090129
T 0408/07 () of 2.4.2009

Online on

15.04.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

2.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01D 11/28

Application no.

99104742.4

Keywords:

Ausführbarkeit der Erfindung
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T040807.20090402
T 1870/07 () of 20.3.2009

Online on

15.04.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

20.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 18/18

Application no.

02725768.2

Keywords:

Substantial procedural violation (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T187007.20090320
J 0018/08 (Appointment of representative/ALDEN) of 3.4.2009

Online on

14.04.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

3.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 5/00

Application no.

05852554.4

Keywords:

Appointment of representative corrected on appeal

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 18 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J001808.20090403
T 0269/07 () of 18.11.2008

Online on

14.04.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

18.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B43M 3/04

Application no.

95201876.0

Keywords:

Inventive step - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T026907.20081118
J 0014/07 (Browser for hierarchial structures/SAP AG) of 2.4.2009

Online on

09.04.2009

Board

3.1.01

Decision date

2.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/30

Application no.

01105375.8

Keywords:

Communication establishing a decision (yes)
Refund of examination fee (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:J001407.20090402
T 1465/05 () of 18.3.2009

Online on

09.04.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

18.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 37/18

Application no.

98117814.8

Keywords:

Re-establishment of rights - all due to care (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 79 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T146505.20090318
T 0378/06 () of 10.2.2009

Online on

09.04.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

10.2.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

H01B 17/16

Application no.

95402384.2

Keywords:

Requête principale - nouveauté (oui) - activité inventive (non)
Recevabilité des requêtes subsidiaires (oui)
Requêtes subsidiaires 1 et 2 - activité inventive (non)

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 54 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T037806.20090210
T 0932/06 () of 4.3.2009

Online on

09.04.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

4.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H01R 31/06

Application no.

04002700.5

Keywords:

Neuheit - nein

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 25 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T093206.20090304
T 1828/06 () of 30.3.2009

Online on

09.04.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

30.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01C 21/36

Application no.

02018419.8

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit: bejaht

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 69 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T182806.20090330
T 0745/07 (TGF-beta2 antisense oligonucleotides/BIOGNOSTIK) of 5.8.2008

Online on

09.04.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

5.8.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/11

Application no.

01119325.7

Keywords:

Main and auxiliary request - inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 82 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T074507.20080805
T 1304/07 (Notification/SIEMENS VAI METALS TECHNOLOGIES) of 2.4.2009

Online on

09.04.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

2.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B21B 37/66

Application no.

99119817.7

Keywords:

Notification of communication sent by registered letter valid? (yes - official report of delivery)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T130407.20090402
T 1661/07 () of 17.3.2009

Online on

09.04.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

17.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 13/15

Application no.

99930073.4

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes

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D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T166107.20090317
T 0205/08 () of 30.3.2009

Online on

09.04.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

30.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B21B 28/04

Application no.

02760208.5

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T020508.20090330
T 1076/05 (Air drier/HALDEX) of 7.10.2008

Online on

08.04.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

7.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 53/26

Application no.

98928801.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (all requests): no

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T107605.20081007
T 0042/07 () of 19.2.2009

Online on

08.04.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

19.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B28C 9/00

Application no.

00902619.6

Keywords:

Verspätete Einwände (nicht zugelassen)
Unzulässige Erweiterung, Hauptantrag und Hilfsanträge I, II (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit, Hilfsanträge II-IV (nein)

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 75 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T004207.20090219
T 1474/07 () of 10.3.2009

Online on

08.04.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

10.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C22C 21/08

Application no.

01965826.9

Keywords:

Novetly (no) - main request
Novelty and inventive step (yes) - auxiliary request

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 82 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T147407.20090310
T 1581/08 () of 3.4.2009

Online on

08.04.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

3.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B67C 3/00

Application no.

02380132.7

Keywords:

Admissibility of appeal (no) - insufficient grounds of appeal

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T158108.20090403
T 0742/06 (Additional Teat Cup/MAASLAND) of 19.2.2009

Online on

07.04.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

19.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01J 5/017

Application no.

96200457.8

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T074206.20090219
T 1139/06 (Preparation of Microcapsules/QUADRANT DRUG DELIVERY LTD.) of 19.2.2009

Online on

07.04.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

19.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 49/00

Application no.

93922577.7

Keywords:

Admissibility - (no): auxiliary request IV late filed
Added matter - (yes): combination of 2 ranges not originally disclosed
Extension of protection conferred - (no): change of category from product to method of preparation allowable
Priority - (yes): Priority document constitutes the first disclosure of the subject-matter of auxiliary request V
Clarity, sufficiency - (yes): determination of human circulation t1/2 common general knowlegde
Novelty - (yes): Subject-matter of auxiliary request V not specifically disclosed in prior art
Inventive step - (yes): opponent's argumentation solely based on post-published document

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 99 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T113906.20090219
T 0276/07 () of 20.3.2009

Online on

07.04.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

20.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65B 1/00

Application no.

00954410.7

Keywords:

Added subject-matter - no
Late filed ground of insufficiency - not admitted
Prior use - not proven
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T027607.20090320
T 1836/08 () of 3.4.2009

Online on

07.04.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

3.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F02M 37/18

Application no.

00100871.3

Keywords:

Fehlende Beschwerdebegründung

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 15 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T183608.20090403
R 0011/08 (Fundamental violation of Article 113 EPC and procedural defect under … of 6.4.2009

Online on

06.04.2009

Board

EBA

Decision date

6.4.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 27/49

Application no.

94115175.5

Keywords:

Petition for review - clearly unallowable

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 46 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:R001108.20090406
T 0007/06 (Sprühgetrocknete Granulate von SiO2 als Katalysatorträger / EVONIK … of 5.3.2009

Online on

06.04.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

5.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C01B 33/18

Application no.

96101193.9

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja) - Verbesserung nachgewiesen

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 163 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T000706.20090305
T 0489/06 (Emulgatorfreie Öl-in-Wasser-Zubereitungen/BEIERSDORF) of 2.4.2009

Online on

06.04.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

2.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 7/42

Application no.

98922627.9

Keywords:

Neuheit (nein) - alle Merkmale einschließlich der amphiphilen Eigenschaften des Pigments im Stand der Technik offenbart

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T048906.20090402
T 1223/06 () of 15.7.2008

Online on

06.04.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

15.7.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B65G 51/03

Application no.

01130946.5

Keywords:

Extension - requête principale (non)
Nouveauté - requête principale (oui)
Activité inventive - requête principale (oui)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T122306.20080715
T 1339/06 (Programmaktivierung/NOKIA SIEMENS) of 3.4.2009

Online on

06.04.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

3.4.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G06F 1/00

Application no.

01902318.3

Keywords:

Neuheit - unabhängiger Anspruch 1 (verneint)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - unabhängige Ansprüche 1, 5, 11 und 14 (verneint)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T133906.20090403
T 1561/06 (High intensity discharge lamp ballast/SIMSOARICA LTD) of 21.11.2008

Online on

06.04.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

21.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H05B 41/29

Application no.

99201867.1

Keywords:

Amendments (allowable)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T156106.20081121
T 1569/08 (Lymphotropic retrovirus diagnosis/NOVARTIS) of 30.3.2009

Online on

06.04.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

30.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/48

Application no.

02077411.3

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T156908.20090330
T 0738/04 () of 11.12.2008

Online on

05.04.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

11.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06K 19/073
G07F 7/08

Application no.

95306977.0

Keywords:

Prior use (absolute conviction)
Late-filed evidence
Availability to the public (no)
Inventive step (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T073804.20081211
R 0003/09 () of 3.4.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

EBA

Decision date

3.4.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B65H 5/10

Application no.

00105172.1

Keywords:

Manifestement irrecevable (non)
Manifestement non fondé (oui)
Violation de l'article 113 CBE: aucune distinction dans les travaux préparatoires relatifs à l'article 112 bis CBE entre les paragraphes 1 et 2
Interprétation par la Chambre de recours d'une revendication : violation de l'article 113(2) CBE (non)
Violation du droit d'être entendu (non)

Distribution

B

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 46 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:R000309.20090403
T 0710/06 (Step-by-step guidance to dentists/VANNOYE) of 18.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

18.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 19/00

Application no.

02290281.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)
Postponement of oral proceedings (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T071006.20090318
T 0736/06 (Detergent/PROCTER) of 6.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

6.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/386

Application no.

96905397.4

Keywords:

Inventive step - main request (no) - obvious alternative - first auxiliary request (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 83 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T073606.20090306
T 0758/06 (Incremental redundancy with encoder packet identifier/LUCENT) of 6.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

6.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 1/18

Application no.

01304860.8

Keywords:

Clarity and support by the description (no)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T075806.20090306
T 1028/06 (Spam detector/MICROSOFT) of 5.12.2008

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

5.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

03006814.2

Keywords:

Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary requests (no)
Automation - obvious desideratum (yes)
Trade-off - derivable (yes)
Trade-off point - obvious (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T102806.20081205
T 1111/06 () of 26.2.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

26.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08F 2/00

Application no.

00958529.0

Keywords:

Hauptantrag: Erweiterung des Schutzbereichs, keine ausreichende Offenbarung
Erster und zweiter Hilfsantrag: Änderungen keine Stütze in der ursprünglichen Anmeldung
Dritter Hilfsantrag: Änderungen gewährbar, ausreichende Offenbarung

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 103 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T111106.20090226
T 1205/06 () of 29.1.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

29.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08L 63/00

Application no.

99956637.5

Keywords:

Opposition grounds - insufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Late-filed requests (not admitted)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 127 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T120506.20090129
T 1821/06 (Voice over IP based internet browsing/CISCO) of 12.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

12.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 3/493

Application no.

01000215.2

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 72 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T182106.20090312
T 0021/07 (Endometriosis/SERONO) of 30.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

30.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 38/17

Application no.

00900306.2

Keywords:

Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Added matter (no); sufficiency of disclosure, novelty, inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 70 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T002107.20090330
T 0029/07 () of 19.2.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

19.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23G 3/30

Application no.

95306436.7

Keywords:

Main request - Novelty (no)
First auxiliary request - Article 123(2) (yes), Novelty (no)
Second auxiliary request - Novelty (yes), Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 52 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T002907.20090219
T 0086/07 () of 5.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

5.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D21G 7/00

Application no.

99934752.9

Keywords:

Novelty - yes
Admissibility of ground of lack of inventive step - yes
Inventive step - no

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T008607.20090305
T 0094/07 (Dipeptide containing composition/AJINOMOTO) of 11.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

11.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 1/10

Application no.

97306644.2

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (main and first auxiliary request): yes - inadmissible amendment based on a weight ratio disclosed in the examples only
Novelty (second auxiliary request): yes - no proof beyond all reasonable doubt that the methods of preparation of the cited prior art lead inevitably to the formation of the claimed product
Inventive step (second auxiliary request): yes

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 94 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T009407.20090311
T 0864/07 () of 3.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

3.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16F 7/108

Application no.

01937114.5

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Late submitted material - document admitted (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T086407.20090303
T 1105/07 () of 12.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

12.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

D01H 4/50

Application no.

02015125.4

Keywords:

Zulassung eines verspätet vorgebrachten neuen Standes der Technik - nein
Neuheit und erfinderische Tätigkeit - ja

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T110507.20090312
T 1179/07 () of 10.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

10.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08F 6/00

Application no.

99917936.9

Keywords:

Neuheit (verneint) - Hauptantrag, Hilfsanträge 2-4
Hilfsantrag 1 - nicht zugelassen

Distribution

B

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T117907.20090310
T 1574/07 () of 5.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

5.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01Q 1/24

Application no.

03811241.3

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T157407.20090305
T 1971/08 () of 31.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

31.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

D06N 3/14

Application no.

00111025.3

Keywords:

Fehlende Beschwerdebegründung - Beschwerde unzulässig

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T197108.20090331
T 2267/08 (Removal of TNFR1, TNFR2 and IL2/BIOPHERESIS) of 31.3.2009

Online on

03.04.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

31.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 39/395

Application no.

05744057.0

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T226708.20090331
T 0171/04 () of 4.9.2008

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

4.9.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/00

Application no.

97925064.4

Keywords:

Novelty (no) (main and auxiliary requests)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes) (auxiliary request)
Claims - clarity (no) - support by description (no) (auxiliary request)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T017104.20080904
T 0696/05 (Celecoxib compositions/SEARLE) of 5.2.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

5.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 9/20

Application no.

99961890.3

Keywords:

Main request lacks novelty; auxiliary requests are not allowable

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 130 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T069605.20090205
T 1539/05 () of 11.11.2008

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

11.11.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F02F 3/22

Application no.

00951450.6

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T153905.20081111
T 0617/06 (Disease (DELAVAL)) of 27.1.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

27.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01J 5/013

Application no.

99935262.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)
Long felt need (not substantiated)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T061706.20090127
T 0851/06 (Synthesis gas/MITSUBISHI) of 20.2.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

20.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C01B 3/38

Application no.

01101536.9

Keywords:

Amendments (allowable)
Inventive step (yes): reformulated problem derivable from description

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T085106.20090220
T 1381/06 () of 3.3.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

3.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65F 1/16

Application no.

99106531.9

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja), keine naheliegende Modifikation

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 51 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T138106.20090303
T 1692/06 () of 5.3.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

5.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 9/01

Application no.

95928814.3

Keywords:

Novelty (yes): multiple selections
Remittal

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T169206.20090305
T 1707/06 (Coated TiO2 particles/E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS) of 25.2.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

25.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C09C 1/36

Application no.

98964176.6

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)
Burden of proof

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T170706.20090225
T 1768/06 () of 6.2.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

6.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 2/00

Application no.

99102031.4

Keywords:

Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 100 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176806.20090206
T 0520/07 () of 18.2.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

18.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B62D 25/14

Application no.

00939012.1

Keywords:

Ausführungen einer Begleitperson - (nein)
Zulassung von Beweismitteln - (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)
Rückzahlung der Beschwerdegebühr (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T052007.20090218
T 0655/07 () of 18.2.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

18.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D04H 13/00

Application no.

98305949.4

Keywords:

Novelty (main request) - no
Inventive step (first and second auxiliary request) - no
Novelty and inventive step (third auxiliary request) - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T065507.20090218
T 0729/07 (Programmierwerkzeug/SIEMENS) of 27.3.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

27.3.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G06F 9/44

Application no.

99106818.0

Keywords:

Unzulässige Änderung - (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T072907.20090327
T 1011/07 () of 4.2.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

4.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65D 43/16

Application no.

98947858.1

Keywords:

Amendments - all requests (not allowable)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T101107.20090204
T 1566/07 () of 12.2.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

12.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 13/15

Application no.

97904740.4

Keywords:

Late-filed requests - not admitted (Art. 13 RPBA)
Late filed requests - not allowable (Art. 83 EPC)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T156607.20090212
T 1627/08 () of 13.3.2009

Online on

02.04.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

13.3.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C01B 33/193

Application no.

96910063.5

Keywords:

Recours irrecevable - absence de mémoire exposant les motifs du recours

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T162708.20090313
T 0217/06 () of 19.9.2008

Online on

01.04.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

19.9.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01L 27/12

Application no.

94307556.4

Keywords:

Inventive step - main request (no)
Added subject-matter - auxiliary request (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T021706.20080919
T 1891/07 () of 13.3.2009

Online on

01.04.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

13.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60C 23/00

Application no.

03017029.4

Keywords:

Interlocutory revision
Decision re appeals - remittal (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T189107.20090313
T 1090/08 (Admissibility/TEXAS) of 30.3.2009

Online on

01.04.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

30.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/12

Application no.

00989693.7

Keywords:

Admissibility of appeal - grounds of appeal filed online (no)
Re-establishment of rights (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T109008.20090330

March 2009

T 0135/06 (Monitoring and controlling a device/KOKEN) of 18.2.2009

Online on

31.03.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

18.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 11/22
G01R 31/3185

Application no.

96942641.0

Keywords:

Added subject-matter - main request and first auxiliary request (yes)
Clarity, sufficient disclosure - second and third auxiliary requests (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T013506.20090218
T 1108/06 (Bill pay system/VISA INTERNATIONAL) of 10.3.2009

Online on

31.03.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

10.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

94931408.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T110806.20090310
T 1894/06 () of 12.3.2009

Online on

31.03.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

12.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F25B 47/00

Application no.

98941762.1

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T189406.20090312
T 0439/08 (Heated platen assembly/APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS) of 17.2.2009

Online on

31.03.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

17.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01L 7/00

Application no.

03765916.6

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no): all requests - obvious alternative
Late filed documents: not admitted

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T043908.20090217
T 1867/08 (Quantification of methylated DNA/EPIGENOMICS AG) of 30.3.2009

Online on

31.03.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

30.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12Q 1/68

Application no.

05737974.5

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T186708.20090330
T 1895/08 (Gene transfer/ARCH) of 12.3.2009

Online on

31.03.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

12.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01N 43/04

Application no.

99967703.2

Keywords:

Missing Statement of Grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T189508.20090312
W 0038/08 () of 4.3.2009

Online on

31.03.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

4.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65B 65/00

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Claims optionally dependent or independent - independent option considered
Lack of unity - yes

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W003808.20090304
T 0696/06 (Freight exchange/ELGRABLY) of 11.2.2009

Online on

30.03.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

11.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

01980824.5

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T069606.20090211
T 1039/06 () of 16.1.2009

Online on

30.03.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

16.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B41J 2/175

Application no.

99919640.5

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (yes - main request and auxiliary requests 1, 1a-1c, 2, 2a-2c and 3)
Admissibility of auxiliary requests 1d and 2d (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 92 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T103906.20090116
T 1128/06 () of 28.1.2009

Online on

30.03.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

28.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G08C 19/02

Application no.

97122991.9

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit der Beschwerde - (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (nein, alle Anträge)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T112806.20090128
T 1221/06 () of 22.1.2009

Online on

30.03.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

22.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08J 9/06

Application no.

95939403.2

Keywords:

Main request: Inventive step (no) - Priorities not valid
Auxiliary request: Inventive step (yes) - Priorities valid

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 46 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T122106.20090122
T 1337/06 () of 27.1.2009

Online on

30.03.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

27.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65H 19/00

Application no.

96904514.5

Keywords:

Extension beyond the contents of the application as filed - no
Clarity - yes
Inventive step - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T133706.20090127
T 1790/06 (Expression eines Gens/ALNYLAM) of 9.12.2008

Online on

30.03.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

9.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C12N 15/11

Application no.

00910510.7

Keywords:

Hauptantrag: Zulässigkeit der Änderungen (nein)
Erster Hilfsantrag : Zulassung zum Verfahren (nein)
Zweiter Hilfsantrag: Zulassung zum Verfahren (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 57 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T179006.20081209
T 0068/07 () of 18.2.2009

Online on

30.03.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

18.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B29C 41/04

Application no.

01940371.6

Keywords:

Ausreichende Offenbarung (ja)
Neuheit (ja)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T006807.20090218
T 0637/07 () of 5.3.2009

Online on

30.03.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

5.3.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

F01N 3/02

Application no.

99925063.2

Keywords:

Requêtes tardives - admissibilité (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T063707.20090305
T 0782/07 (Human Antibodies/WELLCOME) of 4.2.2009

Online on

30.03.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

4.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/13

Application no.

92306420.8

Keywords:

Main request - added subject-matter (no), novelty (no)
Auxiliary request I - admissibility (no)
Auxiliary request II - entitlement to priority (yes), novelty (yes), inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 118 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T078207.20090204
T 0905/07 () of 20.1.2009

Online on

30.03.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

20.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60R 13/08

Application no.

97944681.2

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T090507.20090120
T 0988/07 () of 4.3.2009

Online on

30.03.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

4.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B32B 15/01

Application no.

01906053.2

Keywords:

Novelty (yes - after amendment)
Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T098807.20090304
T 1099/07 (Chimeric procoagulant proteins/GENETICS INSTITUTE) of 3.3.2009

Online on

27.03.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

3.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/12

Application no.

93923220.3

Keywords:

Auxiliary request 1: novelty (no)
Auxiliary request 2: clarity (no)
Auxiliary request 3: novelty (no)
Auxiliary request 4: novelty (no)
Auxiliary request 5: sufficiency of disclosure (no)
New auxiliary request 5: inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T109907.20090303
T 1130/07 (Cerium-zirconium loading layer/CATALER) of 11.3.2009

Online on

27.03.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

11.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 53/94

Application no.

04290616.4

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Remittal (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T113007.20090311
T 0449/08 (Renal clearance/U.D. Testing) of 24.3.2009

Online on

27.03.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

24.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 33/50

Application no.

97905623.1

Keywords:

Main request - sufficiency of disclosure, clarity (no)
First, second and third auxiliary requests - added subject-matter (yes), clarity (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T044908.20090324
T 0284/06 () of 18.2.2009

Online on

26.03.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

18.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08G 18/48

Application no.

96305838.3

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step - problem and solution (yes)
Opposition grounds - insufficiency of disclosure (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 179 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T028406.20090218
T 0521/06 () of 28.1.2009

Online on

26.03.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

28.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01B 1/00

Application no.

96903362.0

Keywords:

Inventive step - claims 1, 11 (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T052106.20090128
T 0723/06 () of 23.2.2009

Online on

26.03.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

23.2.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

H03F 1/32

Application no.

00200527.0

Keywords:

Activité inventive (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T072306.20090223
T 0283/07 () of 5.3.2009

Online on

26.03.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

5.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E04B 9/28
E04B 9/26
E04B 9/24

Application no.

99115715.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (no) - reformulation of problem to provide an alternative solution - obvious to the skilled person

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T028307.20090305
T 1296/07 () of 20.3.2009

Online on

26.03.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

20.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 18/14

Application no.

03079207.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes, after amendment)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T129607.20090320
T 0616/08 (Sequence analysis/MEDICAL BIOSYSTEMS) of 23.3.2009

Online on

26.03.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

23.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12Q 1/68

Application no.

98935212.5

Keywords:

"Transitional provisions of the EPC 2000,
substantial procedural violation - (yes),
remittal - (yes), reimbursement of the appeal fee - (yes)"

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T061608.20090323
W 0011/07 () of 12.3.2009

Online on

26.03.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

12.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 69/14

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Single general inventive concept (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W001107.20090312
T 1245/05 (Orale Darreichungsform mit kontrollierter Freisetzung/GRÜNENTHAL) of 22.1.2009

Online on

25.03.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

22.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 9/22

Application no.

00964052.5

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein): Direkter Hinweis auf anmeldungsgemäße Lehre durch Zusammenschau zweier Dokumente

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 32 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T124505.20090122
T 0373/06 (Uses of NH2-ODP/GADOR S.A., et al) of 5.3.2009

Online on

25.03.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

5.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/663

Application no.

99955918.0

Keywords:

Remittal - yes: unexamined subject-matter

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T037306.20090305
T 0483/06 (Effervescent Laundry Composition/PROCTER) of 23.1.2009

Online on

25.03.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

23.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/00

Application no.

98910946.7

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes: prior art leads away from the invention

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 81 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T048306.20090123
T 0500/06 (Reinigungsmitteltablette/RECKITT) of 17.2.2009

Online on

25.03.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

17.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C11D 17/00

Application no.

00929538.7

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein): Alle Anträge

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 39 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T050006.20090217
T 0558/06 () of 24.2.2009

Online on

25.03.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

24.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C23C 30/00

Application no.

98108034.4

Keywords:

Admissibility of requests (main request and auxiliary requests 2, 4-7 and 10-11 - no)
Admissibility of amendments (auxiliary requests 1, 3, 8, 9 - yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (auxiliary requests 1, 3, 8, 9 - no)

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 65 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T055806.20090224
T 0566/06 (Insect pest control method and apparatus/EARTH CHEMICAL CO LTD.) of 3.12.2008

Online on

25.03.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

3.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01N 25/18

Application no.

95927984.5

Keywords:

Main request - amendments extending beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Auxiliary requests 1 - 9, 13 not clearly allowable
Auxiliary requests 10 and 11 - not novel
Auxiliary requests 12 and 14 - not inventive

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 55 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T056606.20081203
T 0703/06 (Impregnated sheet/KAO) of 12.12.2008

Online on

25.03.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

12.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/50

Application no.

98105961.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (all requests) - no: obvious alternative

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 60 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T070306.20081212
T 0840/06 (1,3-Butylenglycol-Waschzubereitung/BEIERSDORF) of 6.2.2009

Online on

25.03.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

6.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 7/50

Application no.

98105287.1

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Hauptantrag (nein)
Relevanz der Vergleichsversuche (nein)
Unzulässige Änderung - Hilfsanträge (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 39 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T084006.20090206
T 1656/06 (Fuel additive/ETHYL) of 28.1.2009

Online on

25.03.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

28.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C10L 1/22

Application no.

97303360.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (main request, first to third auxiliary requests): no - expected synergistic effect
Inventive step (fourth auxiliary request): yes
Late filed request - admitted

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 48 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T165606.20090128
T 1867/06 (Rinse conditioner/UNILEVER) of 20.2.2009

Online on

25.03.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

20.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/50

Application no.

00926888.9

Keywords:

Novelty (Main request): no - feature of use not distinguishing the claimed product
Inventive step (Auxiliary request): no - technical effect not due to the distinguishing features has to be disregarded in the evaluation of inventive step - obvious to try with expectation of succes

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T186706.20090220
D 0001/09 () of 19.3.2009

Online on

24.03.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

19.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D000109.20090319
T 0276/06 (Intravascular stents/MEDTRONIC) of 25.9.2008

Online on

24.03.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

25.9.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 31/00

Application no.

94302807.6

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes) - improvement - no bonus effect - not obvious

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 51 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T027606.20080925
T 1010/06 (Huile de Cynara Cardunculus/JULIA) of 28.10.2008

Online on

24.03.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

28.10.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 35/78

Application no.

99940236.5

Keywords:

Requête principale - Nouveauté (non)
Requête subsidiaire 1 - Nouveauté (non)
Requête subsidiaire 2 - Matière ajoutée (oui)

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 39 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T101006.20081028
T 0809/08 () of 26.1.2009

Online on

24.03.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

26.1.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/13

Application no.

99934810.5

Keywords:

Motifs de recours non déposés

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T080908.20090126
T 1119/08 () of 25.2.2009

Online on

24.03.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

25.2.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/13

Application no.

98939696.5

Keywords:

Motifs de recours non déposés

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T111908.20090225
T 1861/08 () of 16.3.2009

Online on

24.03.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

16.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 19/00

Application no.

03253786.2

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T186108.20090316
T 0100/05 (Baxter/OCTAPHARMA) of 15.1.2009

Online on

23.03.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61L 2/00

Application no.

98925314.1

Keywords:

Neuheit (ja) - unklarer Anspruch muss technisch sinnvoll ausgelegt werden
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja) - Lösung nicht vom Stand der Technik nahegelegt

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 37 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T010005.20090115
T 0368/06 (Treatment composition for contact lenses/MENICON) of 27.1.2009

Online on

23.03.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

27.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 2/18

Application no.

97912423.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious solution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T036806.20090127
T 0402/06 () of 13.2.2009

Online on

23.03.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

13.2.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C25C 3/06

Application no.

99911893.8

Keywords:

Activité inventive (oui) - après modification
Vice substantiel de procédure (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T040206.20090213
T 0523/06 () of 4.11.2008

Online on

23.03.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

4.11.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B29C 70/10

Application no.

99420026.9

Keywords:

Extension au-delà du contenu de la demande telle qu'elle a été déposée (non)
Extension de l'étendue de la protection (non)
Exposé de l'invention (oui)
Nouveauté (oui)
Activité inventive (oui)
Discordance entre la description et les revendications (non)

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 68 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T052306.20081104
T 1109/06 () of 19.2.2009

Online on

23.03.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

19.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/00

Application no.

00955627.5

Keywords:

Clarity (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T110906.20090219
T 0899/07 (Monitoring optical amplifiers/AT&T) of 30.1.2009

Online on

23.03.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

30.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04B 10/08

Application no.

95305696.7

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes (after amendment)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T089907.20090130
T 1487/07 () of 18.2.2009

Online on

23.03.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

18.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C22C 1/05

Application no.

02703388.5

Keywords:

Wiedereinsetzung in die Frist zur Einreichung der Beschwerdebegründung (ja)
Neuheit (ja) - nach Änderungen
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja) - nach Änderungen

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 81 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T148707.20090218
T 2103/08 () of 12.3.2009

Online on

23.03.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

12.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23D 51/01

Application no.

01309160.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T210308.20090312
R 0004/08 (Fundamental violation of Article 113 EPC/CANON) of 20.3.2009

Online on

20.03.2009

Board

EBA

Decision date

20.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B41J 2/175

Application no.

98116534.3

Keywords:

Petition for review - as far as not clearly inadmissible - clearly unallowable

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:R000408.20090320
T 1095/06 (Re-establishment/GREENWICH) of 7.5.2008

Online on

20.03.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

7.5.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 20/10

Application no.

00974679.3

Keywords:

Isolated mistake by representative - all due care (no)
Special circumstances (no)
Re-establishment (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T109506.20080507
T 2101/08 () of 17.3.2009

Online on

20.03.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

17.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G11C 29/00

Application no.

99901130.7

Keywords:

Form of appeal - missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T210108.20090317
T 1574/05 () of 18.12.2008

Online on

19.03.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

18.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61M 25/00

Application no.

97918923.0

Keywords:

Admissibility of the requests
Right to be heard - no procedural violation
Priority rights
Novelty and inventive step - yes (main request)
Remittal to the first instance

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T157405.20081218
T 0180/06 () of 4.2.2009

Online on

19.03.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

4.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G08G 1/09

Application no.

97952712.4

Keywords:

Änderungen - Erweiterung (bejaht)
Hilfsanträge zurückgewiesen - verspätet eingereicht - nicht eindeutig gewährbar

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T018006.20090204
T 0697/06 () of 20.1.2009

Online on

19.03.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

20.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61N 2/00

Application no.

00961465.2

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T069706.20090120
T 0946/06 () of 14.10.2008

Online on

19.03.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

14.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07C 209/48

Application no.

98120248.4

Keywords:

Main request and auxiliary requests 3 and 4
Novelty (yes): specific combination - selection from 2 lists - no modification of examples ex post facto
Inventive step (no): improvement (no) - no fair comparison with prior art - obvious alternative
Auxiliary requests 1, 2 and 2a: amendment extends beyond application as filed
Decision on request as a whole
Oral proceedings: reopening of debate to file fresh request (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 55 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T094606.20081014
T 0190/07 () of 23.1.2009

Online on

19.03.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

23.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61L 2/02

Application no.

00903788.8

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (yes): disclosure sufficient even in the absence of examples falling under the claims - effect relevant to technical problem and not to sufficiency

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T019007.20090123
T 0428/07 () of 6.3.2009

Online on

19.03.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

6.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 17/00

Application no.

00306708.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (main and auxiliary request) - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 65 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T042807.20090306
T 1242/07 () of 10.2.2009

Online on

19.03.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

10.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01R 27/22

Application no.

97118220.9

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Clarity (yes, after amendment)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes, after amendment)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T124207.20090210
T 2123/08 () of 20.2.2009

Online on

19.03.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

20.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01R 33/381

Application no.

06253557.0

Keywords:

Appeal inadmissible (no statement of grounds filed)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T212308.20090220
T 2182/08 (Launching a conference based on presence of invitees/AVAYA) of 16.3.2009

Online on

19.03.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

16.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 3/56

Application no.

05254998.7

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T218208.20090316
T 2329/08 (Evaluating an object using a virtual representation/METRIS) of 16.3.2009

Online on

19.03.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

16.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G05B 19/401

Application no.

04790399.2

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T232908.20090316
T 0695/05 (Yeast-leavened refrigerated doughs/GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC.) of 3.3.2009

Online on

18.03.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

3.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A21D 6/00

Application no.

92915753.5

Keywords:

Main request meets the requirements of sufficiency of disclosure and of inventive step

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T069505.20090303
T 1646/06 () of 3.3.2009

Online on

18.03.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

3.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01L 21/00

Application no.

99106561.6

Keywords:

Main request and first auxiliary request: Novelty (no)
Second auxiliary request: inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T164606.20090303
T 0301/07 () of 20.1.2009

Online on

18.03.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

20.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 5/445

Application no.

97201073.0

Keywords:

New subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes, third auxiliary request)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T030107.20090120
T 0327/07 () of 4.2.2009

Online on

18.03.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

4.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61J 1/10

Application no.

97912114.2

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T032707.20090204
T 0453/07 () of 5.12.2008

Online on

18.03.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

5.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16D 65/12

Application no.

98966231.7

Keywords:

Zulässige Änderung (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 73 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T045307.20081205
T 1508/07 () of 11.2.2009

Online on

18.03.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

11.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 3/14

Application no.

97954229.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T150807.20090211
T 0842/06 () of 11.2.2009

Online on

17.03.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

11.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 17/02

Application no.

98923814.2

Keywords:

Extended subject-matter (no after amendments)
Inventive step (yes, after amendments)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T084206.20090211
T 0097/06 (UV absorbers/GENERAL ELECTRIC) of 12.3.2009

Online on

16.03.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

12.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07D 303/32

Application no.

98306296.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes) - non obvious UV absorbers as alternative compound to known UV absorbers

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 63 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T009706.20090312
T 0396/06 () of 26.1.2009

Online on

16.03.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

26.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C30B 29/36

Application no.

96922326.2

Keywords:

Subject-matter extends beyond content of application as originally filed (main and auxiliary request I - yes; auxiliary requests II to VII - no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (auxiliary request II - no)
Novelty (auxiliary request III - no; auxiliary request VII - yes)
Clarity (auxiliary requests IV to VI - no)
Inventive step (auxiliary request VII - yes)
"Amendment to the appellant's case" (not allowed)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 74 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T039606.20090126
T 1380/06 () of 2.2.2009

Online on

16.03.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

2.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65D 1/20

Application no.

00903525.4

Keywords:

Auslegung des Anspruchs 1 ; Offenbarung D4; erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 75 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T138006.20090202
T 1389/06 (Hydroalcoholic compositions/MINNESOTA) of 11.12.2008

Online on

16.03.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

11.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01N 31/02

Application no.

97953377.5

Keywords:

Amendments according to Rule 80 EPC (no) - correction of printing error
"Extension of scope of protection (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - no incentive for the skilled person

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 59 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T138906.20081211
T 0371/07 () of 27.1.2009

Online on

16.03.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

27.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23G 3/30

Application no.

95301644.1

Keywords:

Fresh ground for opposition - inadmissible
Late-filed document - inadmissible
Inventive step - yes

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T037107.20090127
T 0377/07 () of 3.3.2009

Online on

16.03.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

3.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F28F 1/00

Application no.

03718662.4

Keywords:

-

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T037707.20090303
T 1184/07 () of 10.2.2009

Online on

16.03.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

10.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C22C 29/08

Application no.

97108226.8

Keywords:

New ground of opposition (yes)
Right to be heard (yes)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T118407.20090210
R 0010/08 (Fundamental violation of Article 113 EPC and procedural defect under … of 13.3.2009

Online on

13.03.2009

Board

EBA

Decision date

13.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C04B 24/26

Application no.

97122407.6

Keywords:

Petition for review
Not clearly inadmissible
Clearly unallowable

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:R001008.20090313
T 1377/07 () of 12.2.2009

Online on

13.03.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

12.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A44B 18/00

Application no.

00908348.6

Keywords:

Late-filed document (admitted)
Apportionment of costs (no)
Novelty (no - all requests)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T137707.20090212
T 1865/07 () of 29.1.2009

Online on

13.03.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

29.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A47J 37/00

Application no.

99200334.3

Keywords:

Novelty (no - main, 1st - 4th auxiliary requests)
Inventive step (yes - auxiliary request 6)
Added subject-matter (no)
Extension of the scope of protection (no)
Clarity objection in opposition
Authorisation in the case of a professional representative

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T186507.20090129
T 1509/08 () of 20.2.2009

Online on

13.03.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

20.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B23K 9/09

Application no.

06007143.8

Keywords:

Änderungen - Disclaimer - nicht zulässig

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T150908.20090220
T 1649/08 (Storage system/HITACHI) of 11.3.2009

Online on

13.03.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

11.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/00

Application no.

05005265.3

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T164908.20090311
T 1392/04 () of 30.4.2008

Online on

12.03.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

30.4.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C25B 11/04

Application no.

99107724.9

Keywords:

Admissibility of fresh ground for opposition (no)
Late-filed document - admitted
Remittal to first instance (yes)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T139204.20080430
T 0480/06 (Contrôle de qualité de service/ALCATEL LUCENT) of 18.2.2009

Online on

12.03.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

18.2.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

H04L 29/06

Application no.

03292071.2

Keywords:

Activité inventive (non)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T048006.20090218
T 0943/06 () of 4.12.2008

Online on

12.03.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

4.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E06B 9/24
E06B 9/386
E06B 9/36

Application no.

99944928.3

Keywords:

-

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T094306.20081204
T 1726/06 (Delivery of audio recordings/KOCHIAN) of 20.2.2009

Online on

12.03.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

20.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04H 1/02

Application no.

01928899.2

Keywords:

Added subject-matter - yes (main request, and first, third and fourth auxiliary requests)
Inventive step - no (second auxiliary request)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T172606.20090220
T 0075/07 () of 4.12.2008

Online on

12.03.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

4.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A01D 45/02

Application no.

02003495.5

Keywords:

Hauptantrag - Hilfsanträge 1 und 2 - erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)
Hilfsantrag 3 - unzulässige Erweiterung (nein), Neuheit und erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T007507.20081204
T 0612/07 () of 30.10.2008

Online on

12.03.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

30.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F02F 1/42

Application no.

97304503.2

Keywords:

Discretion to admit late-filed documents exercised properly (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 1-4 (no)
Added matter - auxiliary request 5

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T061207.20081030
T 1156/07 () of 27.1.2009

Online on

12.03.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

27.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23K 35/28

Application no.

95203448.6

Keywords:

Novelty - no (auxiliary request 1, 3) - product by process features
Late-filed requests 9 and 10 - not admitted
Inventive step - no (auxiliary request 4)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T115607.20090127
T 1143/08 (TCP flow control/NOKIA) of 4.3.2009

Online on

12.03.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

4.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 29/06

Application no.

01965510.9

Keywords:

Disclosure - sufficiency (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T114308.20090304
T 2034/08 (Nerve cells delivery compounds/ASILOMAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.) of 5.3.2009

Online on

12.03.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

5.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 47/48

Application no.

99960608.0

Keywords:

Added subject-matter: back to the original wording

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T203408.20090305
T 0071/06 () of 15.10.2008

Online on

11.03.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

15.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C22B 3/26

Application no.

00979685.5

Keywords:

Admissibility of the four requests filed one day before the oral proceedings (all admitted)
Admissibility of the amendments (main and first auxiliary requests - no; second and third auxiliary requests - yes)
Admissibility of late-filed document (yes)
Inventive step (second and third auxiliary requests - no)
Request for re-opening the discussion of admissibility of the amendments in the auxiliary requests (refused)
Request to record matter in the minutes of the oral proceedings (refused)
Request for adjournment of oral proceedings (refused)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T007106.20081015
T 1887/06 () of 5.2.2009

Online on

11.03.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

5.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01B 9/02

Application no.

95922098.9

Keywords:

Admissibility of appeal by patent proprietor (no)
Added subject-matter (no)
Novelty and inventive step (yes)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T188706.20090205
T 1046/07 () of 5.2.2009

Online on

11.03.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

5.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B23Q 41/02

Application no.

99115094.7

Keywords:

Zulassung neuer Anträge (reformation in peius) - nein

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T104607.20090205
T 0111/06 (Use of xenon/AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.) of 2.3.2009

Online on

10.03.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

2.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 33/00

Application no.

00910789.7

Keywords:

Remittal - yes: Procedural violation

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T011106.20090302
T 1077/06 (Filtration method/OCTAPHARMA) of 19.2.2009

Online on

10.03.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

19.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07K 1/34

Application no.

95923651.4

Keywords:

Substantial procedural violation (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (yes)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T107706.20090219
T 1528/06 (Concentré de fibrinogène/CAF-DCF) of 16.5.2008

Online on

10.03.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

16.5.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C07K 14/75

Application no.

95927599.1

Keywords:

Main Request: Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T152806.20080516
T 0139/07 () of 17.1.2009

Online on

10.03.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

17.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F21V 8/00

Application no.

97941217.8

Keywords:

Parties to appeal - entitlement to appeal - adversely affected (yes)
Admissibility of main request (yes)
Extension of subject-matter - Main request (yes) - Auxiliary request (no)
Auxiliary request - inventive step (yes)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T013907.20090117
T 0403/07 () of 17.2.2009

Online on

10.03.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

17.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 2/00

Application no.

97250072.2

Keywords:

Novelty (no, main request)
Inventive step (yes, auxiliary request)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T040307.20090217
T 1947/07 (Composition vaccinale/SANOFI PASTEUR) of 17.7.2008

Online on

10.03.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

17.7.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 39/09

Application no.

98925715.9

Keywords:

Recevabilité du recours (oui)
Recevabilité des requêtes (oui)
Activité inventive (non)

Distribution

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 116 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T194707.20080717
T 1053/08 () of 20.2.2009

Online on

10.03.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

20.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 5/0205

Application no.

02254543.8

Keywords:

Decision under appeal unreasoned
Remittal to the first instance
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (procedural violation)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T105308.20090220
T 2121/08 () of 3.3.2009

Online on

10.03.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

3.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H05B 37/00

Application no.

02788334.7

Keywords:

Reimbursment of appeal fee (no)
No grounds given

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T212108.20090303
T 1003/04 () of 22.1.2009

Online on

09.03.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

22.1.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/00

Application no.

99402915.5

Keywords:

Requête - recevable - (oui)
Modifications - recevables - (oui)
Manque de clarté découlant des modifications - (non)
Exposé insuffisant - prouvé - (non)
Nouveaux moyens de preuves - admis - (oui)
Renvoi - (oui)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T100304.20090122
T 0322/05 () of 8.12.2008

Online on

09.03.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

8.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 5/445

Application no.

00970563.3

Keywords:

Inventive step - no (all requests)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T032205.20081208
T 1268/06 () of 3.2.2009

Online on

09.03.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

3.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B32B 5/12

Application no.

89900949.2

Keywords:

Novelty - no (main request and auxiliary requests 1, 3, 5, 6)
Amendments not allowable (auxiliary request 2, 4)
Admissibility of requests 7 to 13 (no, going beyond the scope defined in the statement of appeal)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T126806.20090203
T 1730/06 () of 28.1.2009

Online on

09.03.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

28.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B64C 1/14

Application no.

98203002.5

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T173006.20090128
T 1683/06 (Oxygenases/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 11.2.2009

Online on

08.03.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

11.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 3/386

Application no.

97933510.6

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Inventive step (yes): not obvious to try with expectation of success

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T168306.20090211
T 0936/04 (Double patenting/CONOCO) of 24.4.2008

Online on

06.03.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

24.4.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 37/16

Application no.

95110256.5

Keywords:

Double patenting (no)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Remittal - (yes)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T093604.20080424
T 1057/06 () of 12.2.2009

Online on

06.03.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

12.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01G 15/00

Application no.

97943971.8

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure: yes
Novelty and inventive step: yes

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T105706.20090212
T 0159/07 () of 10.2.2009

Online on

06.03.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

10.2.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B23C 5/10

Application no.

99402785.2

Keywords:

Modifications - non recevables

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 85 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T015907.20090210
T 0914/07 (Dispersion slope equalizer/NTT CORP.) of 26.2.2009

Online on

06.03.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

26.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04B 10/18

Application no.

00309165.9

Keywords:

Inventive step (sole request) - yes

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T091407.20090226
T 1590/08 () of 27.2.2009

Online on

06.03.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

27.2.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

F17C 13/12

Application no.

00402076.4

Keywords:

Violation du droit d'être entendu (non)
Admissibilité des modifications (non)

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 31 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T159008.20090227
T 0307/03 (ARCO/Doppelpatentierung) of 3.7.2007

Online on

05.03.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

3.7.2007

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 27/26

Application no.

00118123.9

Keywords:

Grundsatz des Doppelschutzverbots - anwendbar nach dem EPÜ (bejaht)
späterer Anspruch breiter formuliert - Doppelschutzverbot anwendbar (bejaht)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T030703.20070703
T 0307/03 (ARCO/Double patenting) of 3.7.2007

Online on

05.03.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

3.7.2007

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 27/26

Application no.

00118123.9

Keywords:

Principle of prohibition of double patenting - applicable under EPC (yes)
Later claim more broadly formulated - double patenting prohibition applicable (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T030703.20070703
T 0307/03 (ARCO/Double patenting) of 3.7.2007

Online on

05.03.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

3.7.2007

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 27/26

Application no.

00118123.9

Keywords:

Principle of prohibition of double patenting - applicable under EPC (yes)
Later claim more broadly formulated - double patenting prohibition applicable (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T030703.20070703
T 0307/03 (ARCO/Double protection par brevet) of 3.7.2007

Online on

05.03.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

3.7.2007

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 27/26

Application no.

00118123.9

Keywords:

Principe de l'interdiction de la double protection par brevet - applicable au titre de la CBE (oui)
Revendication ultérieure formulée de façon plus large - interdiction de la double protection par brevet applicable (oui)

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 29 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T030703.20070703
T 1688/06 () of 2.3.2009

Online on

05.03.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

2.3.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G03F 7/20

Application no.

02018326.5

Keywords:

-

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T168806.20090302
T 1734/06 () of 22.1.2009

Online on

05.03.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

22.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08L 83/04

Application no.

97100641.6

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no) - main and auxiliary request

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T173406.20090122
T 1827/06 () of 14.1.2009

Online on

05.03.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

14.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G10L 17/00

Application no.

03024238.2

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure
Principle of legitimate expectations
Estoppel by rem judicatam

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T182706.20090114
W 0032/08 () of 25.2.2009

Online on

05.03.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

25.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16L 37/098

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Unity of inventions 1 and 4 (no)
Unity of inventions 2 and 3 (yes)
Unity of inventions 2 and 3 and inventions 1 or 4 (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W003208.20090225
T 1748/06 () of 28.1.2009

Online on

04.03.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

28.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D21G 1/00

Application no.

99931334.9

Keywords:

Inventive step - (no all requests)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T174806.20090128
T 1900/06 () of 19.1.2009

Online on

04.03.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

19.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C25B 1/28

Application no.

00969410.0

Keywords:

Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T190006.20090119
T 0087/07 () of 5.2.2009

Online on

04.03.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

5.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01K 1/015

Application no.

98202062.0

Keywords:

Disclosure - Sufficiency (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T008707.20090205
T 0220/07 () of 18.12.2008

Online on

04.03.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

18.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01K 1/12

Application no.

97914653.7

Keywords:

Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Remittal (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T022007.20081218
T 0268/07 () of 12.1.2009

Online on

04.03.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

12.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A01K 27/00

Application no.

99923446.1

Keywords:

Hauptantrag - erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T026807.20090112
T 0330/07 () of 20.1.2009

Online on

04.03.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

20.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F02M 51/06

Application no.

98106153.4

Keywords:

Haupt- und Hilfsantrag - erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T033007.20090120
T 0441/07 () of 21.11.2008

Online on

04.03.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

21.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65D 81/26

Application no.

99122375.1

Keywords:

New line of argumentation in oral proceedings for existing grounds - not admitted (reasons point 1)
Clarity and sufficiency - yes (both requests)
Novelty - no (both requests)

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C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T044107.20081121
T 1475/07 (Attenuated Neospora vaccine/PFIZER) of 19.2.2009

Online on

04.03.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

19.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 1/10

Application no.

97308133.4

Keywords:

Granted claims - inventive step (no)

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T147507.20090219
T 0502/06 () of 14.1.2009

Online on

03.03.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

14.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16L 39/00

Application no.

97912156.3

Keywords:

Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hauptantrag, nein; Hilfsantrag 1, ja)
Klarheit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T050206.20090114
T 1546/06 () of 10.2.2009

Online on

03.03.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

10.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16F 7/12

Application no.

98104629.5

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T154606.20090210
T 1776/06 () of 24.2.2009

Online on

03.03.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

24.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 6/44

Application no.

01953208.4

Keywords:

Novelty and inventive step - claim 1 - 3 (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T177606.20090224
T 0174/07 (Cardiac repair/GENVEC) of 6.2.2009

Online on

03.03.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

6.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 5/06

Application no.

00948918.8

Keywords:

Main request: added-matter (no)
Main request: novelty (No)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T017407.20090206
T 0386/07 () of 26.2.2009

Online on

03.03.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

26.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 18/14

Application no.

01923294.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes, after amendments)
Added subject-matter (no, after amendments)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T038607.20090226
T 0904/07 () of 4.2.2009

Online on

03.03.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

4.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16D 55/36

Application no.

99102901.8

Keywords:

Inventive step - general technical knowledge
Late submitted material - admitted (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T090407.20090204
T 1521/05 (Calibrating rechargeable battery/SAMSUNG) of 30.1.2009

Online on

02.03.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

30.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/28

Application no.

99304653.1

Keywords:

inventive step (no) - main and auxiliary request

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T152105.20090130
T 0229/06 () of 9.12.2008

Online on

02.03.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

9.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61F 2/44

Application no.

96916090.2

Keywords:

Öffentliche Zugänglichkeit einer früheren mündlichen Offenbarung (nein)
Implizite Geheimhaltungsverpflichtung

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T022906.20081209
T 0477/06 (Content protection system/THOMSON LICENSING) of 20.2.2009

Online on

02.03.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

20.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 1/00
H04N 7/167

Application no.

02790676.7

Keywords:

Priority valid (no)
Novelty (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T047706.20090220
T 0661/06 (Kuraray Europe GmbH) of 26.1.2009

Online on

02.03.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

26.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C03C 17/00

Application no.

00116958.0

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes): evidence for effects

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 123 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T066106.20090126
T 1035/06 () of 15.1.2009

Online on

02.03.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

E01H 4/00

Application no.

00420079.6

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T103506.20090115
T 1113/06 () of 17.2.2009

Online on

02.03.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

17.2.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61B 17/32

Application no.

00912724.2

Keywords:

Révision préjudicielle

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T111306.20090217
T 1305/06 () of 12.11.2008

Online on

02.03.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

12.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 10/08

Application no.

99913213.7

Keywords:

Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
New inventive step attack advanced for the first time at oral proceedings based on new closest prior art (not admitted)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 122 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T130506.20081112
T 1522/06 () of 9.1.2009

Online on

02.03.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

9.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16L 37/088

Application no.

00102483.5

Keywords:

Zulassung eines in der mündlichen Verhandlung vorgelegten neuen Dokuments und Hilfsantrags (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T152206.20090109
T 0508/07 () of 30.1.2009

Online on

02.03.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

30.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60R 22/46

Application no.

04011706.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T050807.20090130
T 1191/08 (High-throughput assay/PHARMACOPEIA) of 23.2.2009

Online on

02.03.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

23.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01N 33/53

Application no.

98930081.9

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T119108.20090223
T 1445/08 (NS3 protease assay/ISTITUTO P. ANGELETTI S.P.A.) of 23.2.2009

Online on

02.03.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

23.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 9/50

Application no.

96926574.3

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T144508.20090223

February 2009

T 1361/06 (Wasserentkeimung/HANSA METALLWERKE AG) of 12.2.2009

Online on

27.02.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

12.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C02F 1/32

Application no.

99941452.7

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung: (nein, nach Änderung)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja): Verbesserung anerkannt

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T136106.20090212
T 1301/04 () of 11.12.2008

Online on

26.02.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

11.12.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/135

Application no.

00400149.1

Keywords:

Requête principale : nouveauté (non) - divulgation implicite
Requêtes subsidiaires 1 et 2: activité inventive (non) - espérance de réussite - pas de préjugé technique

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 53 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T130104.20081211
T 1383/04 () of 1.7.2008

Online on

26.02.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

1.7.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/00

Application no.

00400778.7

Keywords:

Clarté des revendications (oui)
Suffisance de l'exposé (oui)
Activité inventive (oui) - alternative non évidente

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 54 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T138304.20080701
T 0390/05 () of 5.2.2009

Online on

26.02.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

5.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 1/40

Application no.

92200415.5

Keywords:

Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T039005.20090205
T 1453/06 (Lactic bacteria/SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.) of 18.2.2009

Online on

26.02.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

18.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/26

Application no.

99940086.4

Keywords:

Article 123(2) (yes): basis for claim 1 in the original application
Remittal (yes): undecided issues

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 19 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T145306.20090218
T 0534/07 (CD8 T cells/OXXON THERAPEUTICS) of 25.11.2008

Online on

26.02.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

25.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/30

Application no.

98928434.4

Keywords:

Admissibility of appellant II's appeal - (no) - missing statement of grounds
Admissibility of appellant I's appeal - (yes)
Exclusion of representatives - (no) - no legal basis
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 101 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T053407.20081125
T 1498/08 () of 11.2.2009

Online on

26.02.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

11.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07C 233/49

Application no.

02726315.1

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T149808.20090211
T 1337/05 (Herstellung von L-Cystein/CONSORTIUM) of 8.2.2008

Online on

25.02.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

8.2.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C12P 13/12

Application no.

00969413.4

Keywords:

Zulassen einer Versuchsbeschreibung in das Verfahren (Ja)" "Hauptantrag - Neuheit (Nein)
1. Hilfsantrag - Neuheit, erfinderische Tätigkeit, Nacharbeitbarkeit, Zulässigkeit der Änderungen, Klarheit (Ja)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 125 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T133705.20080208
T 1390/06 () of 10.12.2008

Online on

25.02.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

10.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60G 21/05

Application no.

99104065.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T139006.20081210
T 1603/06 () of 18.12.2008

Online on

25.02.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

18.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60D 1/14

Application no.

99124240.5

Keywords:

Ausführbarkeit (bejaht)
Neuheit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T160306.20081218
T 0020/05 (Article for applying a skin care composition/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 4.11.2008

Online on

24.02.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

4.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/48

Application no.

00965204.1

Keywords:

Article 84 - decision not reasoned
Article 54 - not founded
Remittal to first Instance

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T002005.20081104
T 1417/05 (Printer control/CANON) of 4.12.2008

Online on

24.02.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

4.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 3/13

Application no.

96110085.6

Keywords:

Impermissible extension of subject-matter (main request)
Lack of clarity (first auxiliary request)
Lack of inventive step (second auxiliary request)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T141705.20081204
T 0418/06 () of 21.1.2009

Online on

24.02.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

21.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H02J 13/00

Application no.

99905113.9

Keywords:

Main request - extension (no) - novelty (no)
Auxiliary request - admissibility (yes) - Inventive step (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T041806.20090121
T 0455/07 () of 12.12.2008

Online on

24.02.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

12.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60B 3/04

Application no.

99927362.6

Keywords:

Clarity (main request: no)
Admissibility (auxiliary requests 1 to 5: no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T045507.20081212
T 1123/07 () of 26.11.2008

Online on

24.02.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

26.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16F 1/04

Application no.

02002767.8

Keywords:

Admissibility (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 79 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T112307.20081126
T 1188/07 () of 11.2.2009

Online on

24.02.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

11.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 17/00

Application no.

00958542.3

Keywords:

Oral proceedings held in the absence of appellant
Inventive step - main request (no)
Added subject-matter - auxiliary request (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T118807.20090211
T 1450/07 (TGFalpha-HII/HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES) of 11.2.2009

Online on

24.02.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

11.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/12

Application no.

95921317.4

Keywords:

Main request - inventive step - (yes)
Industrial applicability - (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 74 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T145007.20090211
T 0093/08 (Cosmetic compositions/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 8.1.2009

Online on

24.02.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

8.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/46

Application no.

00926513.3

Keywords:

Amendments (not allowable) - not unambiguously derivable from application as filed

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T009308.20090108
T 0099/08 () of 20.2.2009

Online on

24.02.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

20.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F25D 3/00

Application no.

02003289.2

Keywords:

Admissibility of notice of opposition (no)
Violation of right to be heard (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T009908.20090220
T 0438/06 (Teatcups/DELAVAL) of 16.12.2008

Online on

23.02.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

16.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01J 5/04

Application no.

99943531.6

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T043806.20081216
T 0441/06 (Gesture recognition system/MATTSSON) of 6.2.2009

Online on

23.02.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

6.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 3/00

Application no.

01914291.8

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (yes)
Support by the description (no)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T044106.20090206
T 0822/06 () of 15.1.2009

Online on

23.02.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H02K 7/06

Application no.

99117790.8

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - nein (alle Anträge)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T082206.20090115
T 0945/06 () of 10.10.2008

Online on

23.02.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

10.10.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60T 8/00

Application no.

98965683.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Haupt- und Hilfsantrag (verneint)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T094506.20081010
T 0839/07 (Catalyzed alumina washcoat/UTC) of 5.2.2009

Online on

23.02.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

5.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01M 8/18

Application no.

99916674.7

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T083907.20090205
T 1469/07 (Pharmaceutical compositions/NOVARTIS AG, et al) of 3.2.2009

Online on

23.02.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

3.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 9/20

Application no.

97944240.7

Keywords:

Remittal - yes: fresh case

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T146907.20090203
T 0871/08 (Hydrogen peroxide/AKZO) of 23.2.2009

Online on

23.02.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

23.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C01B 15/023

Application no.

00850170.2

Keywords:

Appeal of opponent II deemed not to have been filed

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T087108.20090223
T 1974/08 (Eicosapentaenoic acid/AMARIN NEUROSCIENCE) of 17.2.2009

Online on

23.02.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

17.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/202

Application no.

03750919.7

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T197408.20090217
T 0068/08 () of 17.2.2009

Online on

22.02.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

17.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23P 6/00

Application no.

03251174.3

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (no)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T006808.20090217
T 0442/06 (Digitaler FSK-Modulator/LEUZE) of 16.1.2009

Online on

20.02.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

16.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04L 25/24

Application no.

02019350.4

Keywords:

Hauptantrag und Hilfsanträge 1 bis 6:
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 32 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T044206.20090116
T 1179/06 () of 5.2.2009

Online on

20.02.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

5.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65B 25/14

Application no.

97121510.8

Keywords:

Verzicht auf Teilnahme an mündlicher Verhandlung (Entscheidung im schriftlichen Verfahren)
Zweifel hinsichtlich des Gegenstandes der behaupteten offenkundigen Vorbenutzungen (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T117906.20090205
T 1548/06 () of 18.12.2008

Online on

20.02.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

18.12.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

F28D 1/04

Application no.

99122374.4

Keywords:

Activité inventive (non)

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Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 91 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T154806.20081218
T 0382/07 (Etheric oils/D & W TRADING) of 26.9.2008

Online on

20.02.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

26.9.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 35/78

Application no.

96920051.8

Keywords:

Exhibition priority (no); transfer of priority right (yes); added matter (no) - disclaimer allowable; extension of scope (no); clarity, support (yes); remittal (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 58 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T038207.20080926
T 0478/07 () of 9.1.2009

Online on

20.02.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

9.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C23C 28/00

Application no.

98310176.7

Keywords:

Decision according to the state of the file
Amendments extending beyond content of the application as originally filed (main and auxiliary request - yes)
Novelty (main request - no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T047807.20090109
T 0666/07 () of 14.1.2009

Online on

20.02.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

14.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65B 9/06

Application no.

95938917.2

Keywords:

"Admissibility1973 of the patent proprietor's appeal (yes)"
"Allowable1973 amendments - all requests: (no)"

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T066607.20090114
T 0767/07 () of 17.12.2008

Online on

20.02.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

17.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B26D 3/28

Application no.

94202656.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T076707.20081217
T 0919/07 (Loratadine/ROLABO) of 13.1.2009

Online on

20.02.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

13.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07D 211/44

Application no.

98907067.7

Keywords:

Admission of documents alleged to be late filed (yes)
Oral submission of accompanying persons (no) - respective requests in writing did not indicate what such submissions could contribute to the evidence on file
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes) - no evidence to the contrary provided by the opponents
Inventive step (yes) - skilled person would not have carried out the process with a reasonable expectation of success

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 75 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T091907.20090113
T 1072/07 () of 19.12.2008

Online on

20.02.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

19.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C03B 7/06

Application no.

03711634.0

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)
Obvious selection from two obvious alternatives

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C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T107207.20081219
T 1092/07 () of 17.2.2009

Online on

20.02.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

17.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65G 65/00

Application no.

03738797.4

Keywords:

Inventive step: no

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T109207.20090217
T 2079/08 (Release from dry powder formulations/ADVANCED INHALATION RESEARCH) of 16.2.2009

Online on

20.02.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

16.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 9/16

Application no.

00957674.5

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T207908.20090216
T 0639/05 (Sevoflurane anaesthetic/ABBOTT, CENTRAL GLASS) of 11.12.2008

Online on

19.02.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

11.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/08

Application no.

98902707.3

Keywords:

The product claimed lacks novelty over the prior art
The use claimed is insufficiently disclosed

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 68 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T063905.20081211
T 0763/05 () of 15.1.2009

Online on

19.02.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/18

Application no.

01304553.9

Keywords:

Appellant absent at oral proceedings
Main request - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request - added subject-matter (yes)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T076305.20090115
T 0187/07 (Hydrotreating crude oil/IDEMITSU) of 9.1.2009

Online on

19.02.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

9.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C10G 45/02

Application no.

95913363.8

Keywords:

Main and first auxiliary request: clarity (no)
Second auxiliary request: novelty (no)

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C

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T018707.20090109
T 0548/07 () of 12.2.2009

Online on

19.02.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

12.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E03D 5/10

Application no.

04405231.4

Keywords:

Erweiterung (verneint)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 34 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T054807.20090212
T 1832/07 (Transparente Interferenzpigmente/MERCK) of 20.1.2009

Online on

19.02.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

20.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C09C 1/00

Application no.

98910702.4

Keywords:

Unzulässige Erweiterung (nein)
Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T183207.20090120
T 0421/08 () of 30.1.2009

Online on

19.02.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

30.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61B 3/08

Application no.

97116287.0

Keywords:

Unreasoned decision
Substantial procedural violation
Reimbursement of appeal fee

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T042108.20090130
T 1476/05 () of 13.1.2009

Online on

18.02.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

13.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H02K 15/04

Application no.

98912354.2

Keywords:

Parties to appeal - entitlement to appeal - adversely affected (yes)
Examination of appeals - admissible (yes)
Disclosure - sufficiency - (yes) after amendment
Inventive step - (yes) after amendment

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T147605.20090113
T 0711/06 () of 9.1.2009

Online on

18.02.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

9.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G08C 19/02

Application no.

01947311.5

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - nein (Hauptantrag)
Unzulässige Erweiterung - ja (Hilfsantrag)

Distribution

C

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 34 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T071106.20090109
T 1096/06 (Order pre-matching system/DEUTSCHE BÖRSE) of 4.2.2009

Online on

18.02.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

4.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

01129858.5

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T109606.20090204
T 1481/06 () of 18.12.2008

Online on

18.02.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

18.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23G 1/00

Application no.

99913866.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 53 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T148106.20081218
T 0065/07 (Selective laser sintering/SIEMENS AG) of 29.1.2009

Online on

18.02.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

29.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C04B 35/64

Application no.

04758776.1

Keywords:

Clarity, support of claims: yes - after amendment
Sufficiency of disclosure: yes - after amendment

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T006507.20090129
T 0093/07 () of 27.1.2009

Online on

18.02.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

27.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F25D 25/02

Application no.

01962916.1

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T009307.20090127
T 1136/07 () of 9.1.2009

Online on

18.02.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

9.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23C 9/15

Application no.

02250320.5

Keywords:

Process Claims: Novelty, inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 17 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T113607.20090109
T 0440/04 (Vitreous fibres I/ROCKWOOL) of 26.11.2008

Online on

17.02.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

26.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D03D 13/00

Application no.

95937882.9

Keywords:

Disclaimer not allowable (not restoring novelty)
Disclosure of the prior art document not confined to the example disclaimed
Multiple overlapping ranges

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T044004.20081126
T 0080/05 (Method of diagnosis/UNIVERSITY OF UTAH) of 19.11.2008

Online on

17.02.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

19.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07K 14/82

Application no.

95305602.5

Keywords:

Admission of late-filed document into the procedure (no)
"Main request -
Clarity and support by the description (yes);
Added subject-matter (no);
Extension of scope of protection (no);
Priority (yes);
Referral of questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no);
Novelty (yes);
Inventive step (yes);
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes);
Patentable invention (yes);
Exception to patentability (no);
Industrial applicability (yes)"

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 72 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T008005.20081119
T 0666/05 (Mutation/UNIVERSITY OF UTAH) of 13.11.2008

Online on

17.02.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

13.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07K 14/82

Application no.

95305605.8

Keywords:

Main request - Clarity and support by the description (yes)
Main request - Added subject-matter (no)
Main request - Extension of scope of protection (no)
Main request - Priority (yes)
Main request - Novelty (yes)
Main request - Inventive step (yes)
Main request - Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Main request - Patentable invention (yes)
Main request - Exception to patentability (no)
Main request - Industrial applicability (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 82 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T066605.20081113
T 1404/05 () of 24.5.2007

Online on

17.02.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

24.5.2007

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01D 63/02

Application no.

96926288.0

Keywords:

Main Request - extension of the subject-matter of the patent as granted beyond the content of the application as filed - (no)
Main Request - insufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Auxiliary Request - Admissible (yes)
Auxiliary Request - extension of the subject-matter of the patent as granted beyond the content of the application as filed - (no)
Auxiliary Request - Amendments - extension of the subject-matter of the application as filed (no) - extension of the protection conferred by the patent as granted (no) - allowable (yes)
Auxiliary Request - Remittal (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 64 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T140405.20070524
T 0204/06 (Reinsurance placement/SWISS RE) of 21.1.2009

Online on

17.02.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

21.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

02801449.6

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T020406.20090121
T 1586/06 (Trockenpulver zur Inhalation/JAGO REASEARCH AG) of 23.1.2009

Online on

17.02.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

23.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 9/72

Application no.

99952212.1

Keywords:

Hauptantrag und Hilfsanträge I-VI
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (nein): Feuchtigkeitsschützende Wirkung von Magnesiumstearat naheliegend

Distribution

C

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 97 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T158606.20090123
T 1695/06 () of 9.10.2008

Online on

17.02.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

9.10.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F02D 41/36

Application no.

98123719.1

Keywords:

Neuheit - erfinderische Tätigkeit - alle Anträge (verneint)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T169506.20081009
T 1846/06 () of 23.1.2009

Online on

17.02.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

23.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G01J 3/453

Application no.

96307360.6

Keywords:

Late-filed document
Remittal

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 85 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T184606.20090123
T 1256/07 (Congestion avoidance/ALCATEL) of 5.2.2009

Online on

17.02.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

5.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04Q 11/04

Application no.

01400973.2

Keywords:

Clarity (no)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T125607.20090205
T 0106/08 (Formulations pharmaceutiques/CLL PHARMA) of 2.2.2009

Online on

17.02.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

2.2.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 31/70

Application no.

04025511.9

Keywords:

Requête principale - non conforme à l'Article 76(1) : généralisation d'un example non divulguée dans la demande mère
Requête auxiliaire - oui : example concrète de la demande mère

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T010608.20090202
T 1356/04 () of 9.10.2008

Online on

16.02.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

9.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 7/173

Application no.

01936725.9

Keywords:

Admissibility of amendments after summons to oral proceedings (yes)
Clarity (yes - after amendments)
Inventive step (yes - after amendment)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T135604.20081009
T 0233/05 () of 9.1.2009

Online on

16.02.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

9.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 5/775

Application no.

96113735.3

Keywords:

Inventive step - no

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T023305.20090109
D 0013/08 () of 9.2.2009

Online on

13.02.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

9.2.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D001308.20090209
T 1424/05 () of 14.1.2009

Online on

13.02.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

14.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G11B 27/034

Application no.

99915108.7

Keywords:

New facts submitted with the statement of appeal - admitted
New facts submitted in oral proceedings - not admitted
Inventive step - yes

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T142405.20090114
T 0083/06 () of 16.12.2008

Online on

13.02.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

16.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04N 5/76

Application no.

96908588.5

Keywords:

Oral submission of accompanying person in oral proceedings - refused
Late filed auxiliary requests admitted
Inventive step - no

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 46 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T008306.20081216
T 0298/06 (Teafractions/INDENA) of 18.3.2008

Online on

13.02.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

18.3.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 35/78

Application no.

96906750.3

Keywords:

Main request - inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T029806.20080318
T 0819/06 () of 22.1.2009

Online on

13.02.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

22.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 6/44

Application no.

01114263.5

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes) - formulation of the objective problem

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T081906.20090122
T 1092/06 () of 3.2.2009

Online on

13.02.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

3.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G07F 17/32

Application no.

03743685.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T109206.20090203
T 0079/07 () of 24.6.2008

Online on

13.02.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

24.6.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F16C 32/06

Application no.

98203918.2

Keywords:

Competence for verifying conformity of examing division's correction decision with Rule 89 EPC 1973 (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Remittal to the first instance (yes)

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 61 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T007907.20080624
T 0388/06 () of 29.1.2009

Online on

12.02.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

29.1.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

H01L 21/20

Application no.

97402947.2

Keywords:

Nouveauté, activité inventive (oui) - après modification

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T038806.20090129
T 1313/06 () of 15.1.2009

Online on

12.02.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

D04H 1/70

Application no.

99944328.6

Keywords:

Neuheit (Hauptantrag - nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hilfsantrag 1 und 4) - nein
Spät eingereichte Hilfsanträge 2, 3 und 5 - nicht zugelassen

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 55 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T131306.20090115
T 0466/07 () of 15.1.2009

Online on

12.02.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B32B 31/26

Application no.

96922311.4

Keywords:

Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T046607.20090115
T 0012/08 () of 6.2.2009

Online on

12.02.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

6.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A63F 13/10

Application no.

00116115.7

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)
Rules for playing games

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T001208.20090206
T 1202/05 (Nitroglycerinhaltige Feststoffmischung/DYNAMIT NOBEL) of 16.12.2008

Online on

11.02.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

16.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 31/21

Application no.

99107784.3

Keywords:

Hilfsanträge 6 und 13: Erweiterung bejaht - Merkmal nicht verallgemeinerbar
Hauptantrag und Hilfsanträge 1, 7 und 8 - Neuheit verneint - Ansprüche enthalten Merkmale, die nicht zur Charakterisierung eines Herstellverfahrens geeignet sind
Hilfsanträge 2 bis 5: Neuheit (nein) - in allen Merkmalen vorbeschrieben
Hilfsanträge 9 bis 12: Erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint) - bekannter Stoff löst durch neue Vorschriften entstandene Probleme

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 82 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T120205.20081216
T 1451/06 (Mixing valve/AMERICAN STANDARD INTERNATIONAL) of 15.12.2008

Online on

11.02.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

15.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G05D 23/12

Application no.

97948038.1

Keywords:

Inventive step - no (all requests)
Oral proceedings held in absence of appellant

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T145106.20081215
T 1059/07 (Navigating applications/LUCENT) of 28.1.2009

Online on

11.02.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

28.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 3/493

Application no.

05250717.5

Keywords:

Oral proceedings held in absence of appellant
Added subject-matter (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T105907.20090128
T 1634/08 (Psychotropic drugs and selenium/LAXDALE) of 4.2.2009

Online on

11.02.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

4.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 33/04

Application no.

03737361.0

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T163408.20090204
T 0156/06 (Porous microcapsules/QUADRANT DRUG DELIVERY LIMITED) of 15.1.2009

Online on

10.02.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 9/16

Application no.

97909449.7

Keywords:

None of the requests is allowable since they extend beyond the content of the application as filed

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 49 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T015606.20090115
T 0631/06 (Fungicidal mixtures/DU PONT DE NEMOURS) of 19.11.2008

Online on

10.02.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

19.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01N 43/54

Application no.

03000694.4

Keywords:

Main request and auxiliary request 1 to 3: inventive step (no) - synergistic effect not credibly shown over the whole scope - obvious alternative
Auxiliary requests 4 to 7: claimed subject-matter extending beyond the content of the parent application (yes) - selection out of two lists (not directly and unambiguously disclosed)

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 49 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T063106.20081119
T 1513/06 () of 26.9.2008

Online on

09.02.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

26.9.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F02D 11/10

Application no.

00116245.2

Keywords:

Prior use - public availability (yes) - confidentiality (no)
Late-filed materials (admitted)
Remittal (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 58 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T151306.20080926
T 1580/06 () of 16.1.2009

Online on

09.02.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

16.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 7/00

Application no.

99301142.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes, following amendment)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T158006.20090116
T 0180/07 () of 30.1.2009

Online on

09.02.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

30.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01C 21/00

Application no.

98123075.8

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T018007.20090130
T 0218/07 () of 11.12.2008

Online on

09.02.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

11.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01J 5/08

Application no.

99913422.4

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T021807.20081211
T 0286/08 () of 4.2.2009

Online on

09.02.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

4.2.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F01N 9/00

Application no.

01114507.5

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 72 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T028608.20090204
T 0765/08 (Appeal filed online/NXP B.V.) of 4.2.2009

Online on

09.02.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

4.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01L 21/331

Application no.

00974472.3

Keywords:

Legal effect of appeal filed via epoline; formal requirements of documents filed by other means of communication

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T076508.20090204
T 1446/04 () of 30.10.2008

Online on

06.02.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

30.10.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04N 5/445

Application no.

97921732.0

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T144604.20081030
T 0856/06 (Hydroxy Furan compounds/TAKASAGO) of 23.1.2009

Online on

06.02.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

23.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07D 307/32

Application no.

96306436.5

Keywords:

Revocation of the patent
Statement of the Patent Proprietor to abandon the patent

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 17 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T085606.20090123
T 1090/06 () of 16.12.2008

Online on

06.02.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

16.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E05D 5/02
E06B 3/66
E05B 65/00

Application no.

97938746.1

Keywords:

Hauptantrag: mangelnde Klarheit
Hilfsantrag: mangelnde erfinderische Tätigkeit

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T109006.20081216
T 0885/07 () of 15.1.2009

Online on

06.02.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 1/2745

Application no.

04253180.6

Keywords:

Substantial procedural violation (no)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (no)
Remittal (no)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T088507.20090115
T 1802/07 () of 20.1.2009

Online on

06.02.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

20.1.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B23K 9/10

Application no.

00403437.7

Keywords:

Activité inventive (oui)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T180207.20090120
T 1278/08 (Rapid quantitative analysis of proteins/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON) of 30.1.2009

Online on

06.02.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

30.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12Q 1/00

Application no.

99943915.1

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T127808.20090130
T 2052/08 (Appeal fee/INGENIUM) of 3.2.2009

Online on

06.02.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

3.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12Q 1/68

Application no.

97923186.7

Keywords:

Transitional provisions of the EPC 2000
Reimbursement of appeal fee pursuant to Rule 103(1)(b) EPC (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 19 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T205208.20090203
T 2056/08 (Calculation of period for filing an appeal) of 15.1.2009

Online on

06.02.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F02M 27/04

Application no.

04743709.0

Keywords:

Ten day rule for postal delivery
Appeal period
Time period expressed in months

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 18 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T205608.20090115
D 0007/08 () of 2.2.2009

Online on

05.02.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

2.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D000708.20090202
D 0012/08 () of 2.2.2009

Online on

05.02.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

2.2.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 19 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D001208.20090202
T 0395/06 (Remote diagnostic system with paging channel/GE) of 23.1.2009

Online on

05.02.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

23.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 12/26

Application no.

00308578.4

Keywords:

Inventive step - independent claims (no)
Clarity and conciseness - dependent claims (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T039506.20090123
T 0802/06 () of 15.1.2009

Online on

05.02.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G09G 5/18

Application no.

97112518.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T080206.20090115
T 0895/06 () of 9.1.2009

Online on

05.02.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

9.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G07C 5/00

Application no.

97904096.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (no) - after amendment

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T089506.20090109
T 1046/06 (Discovering web services/PHILIPS ELECTRONICS) of 23.1.2009

Online on

05.02.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

23.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/30

Application no.

03704933.5

Keywords:

Inventive step (no - automation mere desideratum)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T104606.20090123
T 1919/06 () of 20.1.2009

Online on

05.02.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

20.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F28D 1/02

Application no.

04075788.2

Keywords:

Novelty - Claim 1 of Main Request (no)
Sufficiency of Disclosure - subject-matter of auxiliary request (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T191906.20090120
T 0061/07 () of 19.8.2008

Online on

05.02.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

19.8.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B65B 53/06

Application no.

99100574.5

Keywords:

Neuheit: Hauptantrag (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit: Hilfsantrag 2 geändert (ja)
Neuer Einspruchsgrund: Kein Einverständnis der Patentinhaberin (nicht zugelassen)
Klarheitseinwand bei Formänderung der Ansprüche (nicht zulässig)
Antrag auf Aufnahme ins Protokoll von von der Beschwerdeführerin niedergeschriebenen Zitate der Beschwerdegegnerin wegen deren Relevanz für das parallel laufende Verletzungsverfahren (abgelehnt)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 81 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T006107.20080819
T 1435/07 () of 16.1.2009

Online on

05.02.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

16.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F02B 29/04

Application no.

01982377.2

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 22 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T143507.20090116
T 0496/08 () of 26.1.2009

Online on

05.02.2009

Board

3.5.04

Decision date

26.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G11B 7/24

Application no.

98907662.5

Keywords:

Form of appeal - missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T049608.20090126
T 1988/08 () of 22.1.2009

Online on

05.02.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

22.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A47J 36/24

Application no.

04701533.4

Keywords:

Novelty (main request: yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T198808.20090122
T 1039/05 (Wella/L'OREAL) of 9.10.2008

Online on

04.02.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

9.10.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 7/13

Application no.

97913130.7

Keywords:

Hauptantrag und Hilfsantrag 1: Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein) - Verbesserung nicht für gesamte beanspruchte Breite glaubhaft - umformulierte Aufgabe - naheliegende Lösung
Hilfsanträge 3 und 4: unzulässige Abänderung (ja)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 96 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T103905.20081009
T 1403/05 (Production of pentafluoroethane/INEOS FLUOR) of 2.12.2008

Online on

04.02.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

2.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07C 17/20

Application no.

95903403.4

Keywords:

Amendments: all requests (not allowable) - not unambiguously derivable from application as filed

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T140305.20081202
T 0292/06 (Béton comportant des fibres organiques/BOUYGUES, LAFARGE, RHODIA … of 27.8.2008

Online on

04.02.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

27.8.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C04B 28/02

Application no.

99918063.1

Keywords:

Nouveauté (oui)
Activité inventive (oui) : amélioration de l'ensemble des propriétés (oui) ; essais fournis (résultats plausibles) - solution technique (non évidente)

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 152 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T029206.20080827
T 0786/06 (Dynamic memory/RAMBUS) of 11.12.2008

Online on

04.02.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

11.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 13/00

Application no.

96936776.2

Keywords:

Examination of appeals - admissible (yes)
Maintenance of patent as amended - third auxiliary request (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T078606.20081211
T 0931/06 () of 21.11.2008

Online on

04.02.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

21.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06K 19/06

Application no.

97921189.3

Keywords:

Disclosure - sufficiency (yes)
Late-submitted material - admitted (yes)
Decision - remittal (yes)
Costs - apportionment - equity (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T093106.20081121
T 1055/06 () of 15.1.2009

Online on

04.02.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G01N 22/04

Application no.

99122633.3

Keywords:

Hauptantrag und Hilfsanträge 1-8: Erfinderische Tätigkeit verneint

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T105506.20090115
T 0533/07 () of 5.12.2008

Online on

04.02.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

5.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61N 5/067

Application no.

00913974.2

Keywords:

Amendments admissible
Novelty and inventive step (yes, after amendments)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T053307.20081205
T 0670/08 () of 9.1.2009

Online on

04.02.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

9.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H01P 5/08

Application no.

01110761.2

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds of appeal

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T067008.20090109
T 0727/08 () of 23.1.2009

Online on

04.02.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

23.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C23C 16/18

Application no.

03258031.8

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds
Oral proceedings - no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T072708.20090123
T 0891/08 () of 22.1.2009

Online on

04.02.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

22.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G06K 7/10

Application no.

94110638.7

Keywords:

Wesentlicher Verfahrensfehler (ja)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T089108.20090122
T 1076/08 () of 19.1.2009

Online on

04.02.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

19.1.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/13

Application no.

03293131.3

Keywords:

Motifs de recours non déposés

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T107608.20090119
T 0229/04 () of 8.1.2008

Online on

03.02.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

8.1.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 33/00

Application no.

95909862.5

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Late filed evidence admitted (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 54 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T022904.20080108
T 0137/06 () of 11.12.2008

Online on

03.02.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

11.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B32B 31/20

Application no.

99953596.6

Keywords:

Ansprüche wie erteilt: Neuheit, erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T013706.20081211
T 0685/06 () of 10.12.2008

Online on

03.02.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

10.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H02K 3/28

Application no.

98104619.6

Keywords:

Added subject-matter - yes (main request)
Inventive step - no (auxiliary requests 1 and 2)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 58 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T068506.20081210
T 1086/06 () of 25.11.2008

Online on

03.02.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

25.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B32B 17/10

Application no.

98923716.9

Keywords:

Main request: Novelty (no)
Auxiliary request: Novelty, Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T108606.20081125
T 1297/06 () of 4.11.2008

Online on

03.02.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

4.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23G 3/30

Application no.

95914027.8

Keywords:

Main request: novelty (yes); inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request: novelty, inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 51 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T129706.20081104
T 0114/07 () of 9.12.2008

Online on

03.02.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

9.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23B 27/04

Application no.

99968645.4

Keywords:

Admissibility of opposition - (yes)
Late-filed request - not admissible

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T011407.20081209
T 0963/07 () of 6.11.2008

Online on

03.02.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

6.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B26B 21/22

Application no.

97908006.6

Keywords:

Scope of appeal - determined only by the appeal of the proprietor (no)
Allowance of the amendments - Main request (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary request 1 (no)

Distribution

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 50 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T096307.20081106
T 1374/07 (Bread improver/PURATOS N.V.) of 13.1.2009

Online on

03.02.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

13.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A21D 10/00

Application no.

99904634.5

Keywords:

"Added matter - yes: A selection of two components from one list is in fact equivalent to a twofold selection from two identical lists

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T137407.20090113
T 0577/08 () of 23.1.2009

Online on

03.02.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

23.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65B 61/02

Application no.

00310917.0

Keywords:

Missing statement of grounds

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T057708.20090123
T 2170/08 () of 27.1.2009

Online on

03.02.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

27.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B05D 7/06

Application no.

04020746.6

Keywords:

-

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T217008.20090127
T 0894/05 (Refrigerant compositions/DU PONT) of 11.11.2008

Online on

02.02.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

11.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C09K 5/04

Application no.

98932436.3

Keywords:

Main request: Amendments (not allowable) - shrinking of two generic groups of compounds - singling out
Auxiliary request 1: Novelty (yes); Inventive step (yes) - improvement - non obvious solution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T089405.20081111
T 1115/05 () of 20.11.2008

Online on

02.02.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

20.11.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

A61K 7/11

Application no.

97400035.8

Keywords:

Activité inventive (non) : pas de préjugé - solution évidente

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 42 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T111505.20081120
T 1106/06 () of 30.10.2008

Online on

02.02.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

30.10.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08J 9/14

Application no.

99924983.2

Keywords:

Änderungen - nicht zulässig

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T110606.20081030
T 0773/07 () of 6.11.2008

Online on

02.02.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

6.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07C 51/50

Application no.

00110532.9

Keywords:

Admissibility of appeal (no) - insufficient funds in deposit account to pay appeal fee in due time

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T077307.20081106

January 2009

T 0939/06 (Antiperspirant cream/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 5.12.2008

Online on

30.01.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

5.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/46

Application no.

00939734.0

Keywords:

Inventive step (no) - obvious solution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T093906.20081205
T 1423/06 () of 4.12.2008

Online on

30.01.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

4.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H01S 3/08

Application no.

00113568.0

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit des Einspruchs (ja)
Reformatio in peius (nicht zutreffend)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 99 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T142306.20081204
T 1483/06 () of 2.12.2008

Online on

30.01.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

2.12.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C21C 7/00

Application no.

01949549.8

Keywords:

Activité inventive (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T148306.20081202
T 1529/06 () of 24.11.2008

Online on

30.01.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

24.11.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B42D 15/00

Application no.

98943666.2

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit, Hauptantrag (nein), Hilfsantrag (nein)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 26 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T152906.20081124
T 0273/07 () of 8.1.2009

Online on

30.01.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

8.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61F 5/445

Application no.

96919913.2

Keywords:

Novelty (no)
Apportionment of costs (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T027307.20090108
T 0593/07 () of 18.11.2008

Online on

30.01.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

18.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B23C 5/06

Application no.

02425167.0

Keywords:

Inventive step (main request) - no
Clarity (first auxiliary request) - no
Admission to proceedings (claims filed during oral proceedings) - no

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Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 29 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T059307.20081118
T 0643/07 () of 26.1.2009

Online on

30.01.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

26.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F01N 3/00

Application no.

98913341.8

Keywords:

Amendments - allowability (yes)
"Remittal (yes).

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T064307.20090126
T 0772/07 (Agent dispersant/COATEX) of 22.1.2009

Online on

30.01.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

22.1.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B01F 17/52

Application no.

01945395.0

Keywords:

Modifications supportées par la demande telle que déposée (oui)
Nouveauté (oui)
Adaption de la description: pas nécessaire à ce stade de la procédure
Renvoi de l'affaire (oui)

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 83 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T077207.20090122
T 0821/07 () of 12.12.2008

Online on

30.01.2009

Board

3.2.02

Decision date

12.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C22C 16/00

Application no.

00948270.4

Keywords:

Novelty (no)
Inventive step (no)
Added subject-matter (yes)
Scope of protection enlarged (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 74 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T082107.20081212
T 0892/07 (Self-tanning compositions/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 13.11.2008

Online on

30.01.2009

Board

3.3.10

Decision date

13.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 7/48

Application no.

03254232.6

Keywords:

Novelty (yes) - use claim - not anticipated by properties or effects inherent in the prior art - combination of features
Remittal (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 82 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T089207.20081113
T 0346/06 () of 13.11.2008

Online on

29.01.2009

Board

3.5.02

Decision date

13.11.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

H01H 33/16

Application no.

99926557.2

Keywords:

Requête principale, activité inventive (oui)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T034606.20081113
T 0528/06 (Detergent/UNILEVER) of 3.12.2008

Online on

29.01.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

3.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C11D 17/06

Application no.

92310721.3

Keywords:

Clarity: no (all requests) - contradition between independent claims

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T052806.20081203
T 0390/07 (Lysine production/AJINOMOTO) of 20.11.2008

Online on

29.01.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

20.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 9/06

Application no.

97108764.8

Keywords:

Admissibility of the main request (no)
Admissibility of experimental evidence submitted by a third party (no)
Admissibility of a new document filed by a third party (no)
Auxiliary request - extension of protection (no), clarity (yes), inventive step (yes), sufficiency of disclosure (yes)

Distribution

B

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 73 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T039007.20081120
T 0875/07 () of 14.1.2009

Online on

29.01.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

14.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C22C 21/02

Application no.

98200490.5

Keywords:

Novelty of a selection (no)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 86 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T087507.20090114
T 1331/07 (Collagen-like polymers/PROTEIN POLYMER) of 14.1.2009

Online on

29.01.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

14.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 1/21

Application no.

92924278.2

Keywords:

Main request - added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary requests 1 to 4 - added subject-matter (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T133107.20090114
T 1540/07 (Cytokine receptor/HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES) of 12.12.2008

Online on

29.01.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

12.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07H 21/04

Application no.

99912330.0

Keywords:

Main request - inventive step (yes)
Main request - industrial application (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 81 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T154007.20081212
T 0052/08 (Multi-layered magnetic pigments/JDS) of 21.1.2009

Online on

29.01.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

21.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C09C 1/00

Application no.

02765768.3

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Remittal (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T005208.20090121
T 1348/08 () of 20.1.2009

Online on

29.01.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

20.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G02B 21/00

Application no.

04023510.3

Keywords:

Fehlende Beschwerdebegründung

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T134808.20090120
T 0005/06 (Folate complex/PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION) of 23.1.2009

Online on

28.01.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

23.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 51/00

Application no.

96916476.3

Keywords:

Procedural violation - yes: decision not reasoned

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T000506.20090123
T 0845/06 () of 4.12.2008

Online on

28.01.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

4.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16J 15/12

Application no.

98951190.2

Keywords:

Klarheit (ja)
Erweiterung gegenüber dem Inhalt der Anmeldung in der ursprünglich eingereichten Form (nein)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T084506.20081204
T 1091/06 () of 9.9.2008

Online on

28.01.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

9.9.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 279/02

Application no.

96101503.9

Keywords:

Substantial procedural violation - no
Admissibility of requests previously withdrawn - yes
Amendments - added subject-matter - yes - (main and first auxiliary requests)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 84 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T109106.20080909
T 1193/06 () of 15.12.2008

Online on

28.01.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

15.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D07B 1/02

Application no.

99301932.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 51 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T119306.20081215
T 1266/06 () of 30.10.2008

Online on

28.01.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

30.10.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08F 10/02

Application no.

01929431.3

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit - Aufgabe und Lösung (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - rückschauende Betrachtungsweise

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 69 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T126606.20081030
T 1630/06 (Polyurethane ink binders/SIEGWERK) of 17.12.2008

Online on

28.01.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

17.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C09D 11/10

Application no.

01102492.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes) - solution not obvious even if the problem to be solved is regarded as to provide an alternative

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 37 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T163006.20081217
T 1906/06 () of 7.1.2009

Online on

28.01.2009

Board

3.2.05

Decision date

7.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F16L 37/02

Application no.

00100355.7

Keywords:

Wesentlicher Verfahrensmangel (ja)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T190606.20090107
T 0994/07 () of 4.12.2008

Online on

28.01.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

4.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F01N 3/00

Application no.

99915479.2

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit der Änderungen - nein

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T099407.20081204
T 1255/07 (Food allergy/NIPPON MEAT PACKERS) of 17.12.2008

Online on

28.01.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

17.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07K 14/00

Application no.

02767907.5

Keywords:

Main request - novelty (no)
Auxiliary request - added matter (no), novelty, clarity (yes)
Remittal to department of first instance

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T125507.20081217
D 0011/08 () of 23.1.2009

Online on

27.01.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

23.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D001108.20090123
T 1198/05 () of 7.10.2008

Online on

27.01.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

7.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E01B 7/14

Application no.

97919409.9

Keywords:

Inventive step - yes (as granted)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 49 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T119805.20081007
T 0190/06 () of 18.11.2008

Online on

27.01.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

18.11.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C09J 157/00

Application no.

97102724.8

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (nein) - alle Anträge
Nichterscheinen zur mündlichen Verhandlung - Kostenverteilung (abgelehnt)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 56 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T019006.20081118
T 1407/06 (Granulométrie moyenne/L'AIR LIQUIDE) of 9.12.2008

Online on

27.01.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

9.12.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

B01D 53/02

Application no.

98401598.2

Keywords:

Modification supportée (Requête principale et subsidiaire) : non - modification pas déductible directement et sans ambigüité des documents originaux de la demande

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 132 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T140706.20081209
T 1159/07 () of 22.1.2009

Online on

27.01.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

22.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B65D 5/74

Application no.

99830621.1

Keywords:

Inventive step: no

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T115907.20090122
W 0029/08 () of 21.1.2009

Online on

27.01.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

21.1.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

G02B 5/22

Application no.

-

Keywords:

"Absence d'unité a posteriori (confirmée)

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W002908.20090121
T 1677/06 () of 17.12.2008

Online on

26.01.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

17.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

D04H 1/46

Application no.

01103216.6

Keywords:

Stützung des Anspruchs durch die Beschreibung (verneint)
Änderungen - Erweiterung (bejaht)
Zulässigkeit des während der mündlichen Verhandlung eingereichten Antrags - (verneint)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 68 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T167706.20081217
T 0460/05 () of 26.11.2008

Online on

23.01.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

26.11.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

D21F 3/02

Application no.

97119262.0

Keywords:

Neuheit - Vorrichtungsanspruch (verneint), Verwendungsmerkmale nicht zu berücksichtigen
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint), auf Erfahrungswerten beruhende Beziehungen
Zulässigkeit des Hilfsantrags 3 (verneint), Anspruch 1 prima facie unklar

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 107 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T046005.20081126
T 0824/06 () of 9.12.2008

Online on

23.01.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

9.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23B 4/06

Application no.

95200081.8

Keywords:

Substantial procedural violation - no
Main request: added subject-matter - yes
First auxiliary request: sufficiency - yes
Remittal for further prosecution

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 54 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T082406.20081209
T 1425/06 () of 25.11.2008

Online on

23.01.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

25.11.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

F28F 9/04

Application no.

01938354.6

Keywords:

Nouveauté (oui)
Activité inventive (oui)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 56 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T142506.20081125
T 1535/06 () of 13.1.2009

Online on

23.01.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

13.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G03B 27/32

Application no.

00200317.6

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 17 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T153506.20090113
T 1636/06 (Bowel disordres/CENTRE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES PTY LTD.) of 16.1.2009

Online on

23.01.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

16.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 31/60

Application no.

91918144.6

Keywords:

Added matter - no: restriction to a preferred embodiment
Novelty - yes: undisclosed technical effect
Inventive step - yes: non obvious property of a known pharmaceutical

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 355 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T163606.20090116
T 0126/07 (Gene delivery/NOVARTIS) of 14.1.2009

Online on

23.01.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

14.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/19

Application no.

95944420.9

Keywords:

Abandonment of the patent: no approved text
Revocation of the patent

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 18 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T012607.20090114
T 0319/07 () of 19.1.2009

Online on

23.01.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

19.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

G02B 6/38

Application no.

99901566.2

Keywords:

Klarheit (ja)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T031907.20090119
T 0665/07 (Heterologous genes/EDINBURGH) of 12.11.2008

Online on

23.01.2009

Board

3.3.08

Decision date

12.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C12N 15/90

Application no.

94913175.9

Keywords:

Main request: added-matter (yes)
Auxiliary request 1: added-matter (yes)
Auxiliary request 2: inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request 3: added-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T066507.20081112
T 1101/07 () of 15.1.2009

Online on

23.01.2009

Board

3.2.08

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C22C 30/00

Application no.

00909178.6

Keywords:

Widerruf des europäischen Patents auf Veranlassung des Patentinhabers

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D

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 16 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T110107.20090115
T 1593/06 () of 5.1.2009

Online on

22.01.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

5.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B22D 11/10
C21C 7/076

Application no.

98402112.1

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T159306.20090105
R 0009/08 (Fundamental violation of Article 113/SULZER) of 21.1.2009

Online on

21.01.2009

Board

EBA

Decision date

21.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01F 05/06

Application no.

00942993.7

Keywords:

Petition for review - admissible - clearly unallowable

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B

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:R000908.20090121
T 0843/07 () of 26.11.2008

Online on

21.01.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

26.11.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B21C 1/30

Application no.

00120496.5

Keywords:

Zulässigkeit der Änderungen - ja
Neuheit und erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hilfsantrag) - ja

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T084307.20081126
T 1490/08 () of 16.1.2009

Online on

21.01.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

16.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A01C 1/06

Application no.

02000421.4

Keywords:

Fehlende Beschwerdebegründung

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 15 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T149008.20090116
T 1358/06 () of 17.10.2008

Online on

20.01.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

17.10.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B60R 1/12

Application no.

98101017.6

Keywords:

Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)

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D

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T135806.20081017
T 1757/06 () of 18.11.2008

Online on

20.01.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

18.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

E04B 7/20

Application no.

98500018.1

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)
Late-filed document admitted (no)

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C

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T175706.20081118
T 0516/07 () of 3.12.2008

Online on

20.01.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

3.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B60R 21/26

Application no.

99200838.3

Keywords:

Opposition grounds - extension of subject-matter (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T051607.20081203
T 0982/07 () of 23.10.2008

Online on

20.01.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

23.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B63B 25/18

Application no.

00988834.8

Keywords:

Priority (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Opposition grounds - extension of subject-matter (no)
Admissibility of requests - reformatio in peius

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T098207.20081023
D 0040/07 () of 19.12.2008

Online on

19.01.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

19.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:D004007.20081219
D 0044/07 () of 17.12.2008

Online on

19.01.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

17.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 21 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:D004407.20081217
D 0005/08 () of 15.1.2009

Online on

19.01.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D000508.20090115
D 0010/08 () of 15.1.2009

Online on

19.01.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

15.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:D001008.20090115
T 0290/06 (Fungicidal combinations/SYNGENTA) of 9.10.2008

Online on

19.01.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

9.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01N 35/04

Application no.

00951283.1

Keywords:

Novelty (yes) - correction of a manifest error a document of the state of the art not evident
Inventive step (no) - obvious alternative combination of fungicides

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T029006.20081009
T 0311/06 (Retransmission using idle resource/LUCENT) of 14.1.2009

Online on

19.01.2009

Board

3.5.05

Decision date

14.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04L 1/18

Application no.

04255195.2

Keywords:

Support by the description (no)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T031106.20090114
T 0914/06 () of 6.11.2008

Online on

19.01.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

6.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C07D 207/34

Application no.

96924367.4

Keywords:

Missing Statement of Grounds

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European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T091406.20081106
T 1154/06 () of 9.12.2008

Online on

19.01.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

9.12.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

B22D 18/06
B22D 27/00

Application no.

98906787.1

Keywords:

Erfordernis eines zugelassenen Vertreters bei mehreren Patentinhabern, von denen der erstgenannte keinen Wohnsitz in einem Vertragsstaat des EPÜ hat
Neuheit - offenkundige Vorbenutzung (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht)

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 43 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T115406.20081209
T 1619/06 (Sprout inhibitors/PLATTE) of 28.11.2008

Online on

19.01.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

28.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01N 27/00

Application no.

97901468.5

Keywords:

Novelty (no) - the information was made public as it was not covered by the secrecy agreement

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T161906.20081128
T 1881/06 () of 13.11.2008

Online on

19.01.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

13.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A22C 13/00

Application no.

99500003.1

Keywords:

Main request and auxiliary requests 1-5 and 12-16, Clarity of claim 1 (no)
Auxiliary requests 6-11 and 17-23, inventive step (no)

Distribution

C

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T188106.20081113
T 0526/07 () of 19.11.2008

Online on

19.01.2009

Board

3.2.01

Decision date

19.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B64C 25/42

Application no.

98202632.0

Keywords:

Novelty - yes
Inventive step - no
Amendment to a party's case - refused (auxiliary request)

Distribution

D

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T052607.20081119
T 0632/07 () of 12.12.2008

Online on

19.01.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

12.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

D01H 5/82

Application no.

02026353.9

Keywords:

Novelty and inventive step - yes

Distribution

D

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T063207.20081212
T 1283/04 (Stabilisierung biologischer Materialien/ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS) of 25.11.2008

Online on

16.01.2009

Board

3.3.02

Decision date

25.11.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61K 9/14

Application no.

96934811.9

Keywords:

Hauptantrag, 1. und 2. Hilfsantrag - Neuheit (nein): alle Verfahrensparameter vorweggenommen
3. Hilfsantrag: Zurückverweisung (ja): Neuer Gegenstand

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 40 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T128304.20081125
T 0803/06 () of 14.11.2008

Online on

16.01.2009

Board

3.4.03

Decision date

14.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G09G 3/32

Application no.

01118274.8

Keywords:

Inventive step (no) - main and second auxiliary request
Late filed requests not admitted - first, third and fourth auxiliary request

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T080306.20081114
T 1510/06 () of 25.9.2008

Online on

16.01.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

25.9.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F02D 11/10

Application no.

98100995.4

Keywords:

Prior use - public availability (yes) - confidentiality (no)
Late-filed materials (admitted)
Remittal (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 54 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T151006.20080925
T 1511/06 () of 25.9.2008

Online on

16.01.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

25.9.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F02D 11/10

Application no.

00116246.0

Keywords:

Prior use - public availability (yes) - confidentiality (no)
Late-filed materials (admitted)
Remittal (yes)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 50 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T151106.20080925
T 1512/06 () of 25.9.2008

Online on

16.01.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

25.9.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F02D 11/10

Application no.

96100543.6

Keywords:

Prior use - public availability (yes) - confidentiality (no)
Late-filed materials (admitted)
Remittal (yes)
Apportionment of costs (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 59 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T151206.20080925
T 1542/06 ("Main request - novelty (no)""Auxiliary request - … of 18.12.2008

Online on

16.01.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

18.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G05B 19/418

Application no.

02018087.3

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 31 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T154206.20081218
T 1765/06 (Continuous separation/CHEVRON) of 19.11.2008

Online on

16.01.2009

Board

3.3.05

Decision date

19.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B01J 8/00

Application no.

99913995.9

Keywords:

Disclosure (sufficient)
Inventive step (yes): change from semi-continuous into continuous mode - non obvious technical solution

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 45 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T176506.20081119
T 1913/06 () of 30.9.2008

Online on

16.01.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

30.9.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01C 23/00

Application no.

00201085.8

Keywords:

Admissibility of the appeal (yes)
Patent opposed in its entirety (yes)
Documents filed with the grounds of appeal - admitted
Automatic remittal after citation of a new document (no)
Inventive step (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T191306.20080930
T 1169/07 () of 9.12.2008

Online on

16.01.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

9.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01J 25/16

Application no.

00203607.7

Keywords:

Novelty - yes
Closest state of the art: prior use devices presented for physical inspection at the oral proceedings before the Board
Inventive step - no (main request), - yes (1st auxiliary request)
Product-by-process

Distribution

C

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T116907.20081209
T 0074/06 (Separation/DELAVAL) of 23.10.2008

Online on

15.01.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

23.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A01J 5/007

Application no.

98964656.7

Keywords:

Admissibility of an auxiliary request filed by the proprietor after his response to the statement of grounds of appeal
Matter extending beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Inventive step (auxiliary request IX): yes

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T007406.20081023
T 0715/06 () of 12.1.2009

Online on

15.01.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

12.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

F01D 9/04

Application no.

00302114.4

Keywords:

Inventive step (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 26 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T071506.20090112
T 1231/06 () of 8.1.2009

Online on

15.01.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

8.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02B 6/44

Application no.

97310466.4

Keywords:

Novelty and inventive step: yes (after amendment)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 24 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T123106.20090108
T 1323/06 (SIM-Lock/VODAFONE) of 17.10.2008

Online on

15.01.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

17.10.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

H04Q 7/32

Application no.

01250005.4

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (Hauptantrag) - verneint
Zulässigkeit (Hilfsantrag) - verneint

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Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 32 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T132306.20081017
T 0034/07 () of 12.1.2009

Online on

15.01.2009

Board

3.2.04

Decision date

12.1.2009

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F02M 59/10

Application no.

99810529.0

Keywords:

Neuheit (nein)

Distribution

C

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 24 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T003407.20090112
T 1259/07 () of 12.11.2008

Online on

15.01.2009

Board

3.2.06

Decision date

12.11.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

D06F 58/28

Application no.

02027135.9

Keywords:

Neuheit - nein

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 19 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T125907.20081112
T 1308/07 () of 9.12.2008

Online on

15.01.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

9.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04Q 7/38

Application no.

95933968.0

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (no)
Novelty (yes)
Remittal (yes)

Distribution

D

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 28 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T130807.20081209
W 0019/08 (Imidazolidine-2,4-diones/AVENTIS) of 12.1.2009

Online on

15.01.2009

Board

3.3.01

Decision date

12.1.2009

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C07D 413/14

Application no.

-

Keywords:

Non-unité a posteriori - oui

Distribution

C

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 48 KB)

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ECLI:EP:BA:2009:W001908.20090112
T 0051/06 (Milling process/SILBERLINE) of 22.10.2008

Online on

14.01.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

22.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C09C 1/62

Application no.

97909480.2

Keywords:

Added subject-matter (main request and first to third and eighth to eleventh auxiliary requests) - yes
Sufficiency of disclosure (fourth to seventh auxiliary requests) - no: insufficiently disclosed functional feature

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 59 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T005106.20081022
T 0056/07 () of 3.12.2008

Online on

14.01.2009

Board

3.2.07

Decision date

3.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

B24D 3/34

Application no.

98906237.7

Keywords:

New line of argument involving new ground - admitted (point 1)
Document filed at oral proceedings - not admitted (point 2)
Experimental results filed shortly before oral proceedings - not admitted (point 3)
Novelty (main request) - yes
Inventive step (all requests) - no

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 46 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T005607.20081203
T 1842/07 (Photoresist compositions/SHIPLEY) of 11.11.2008

Online on

14.01.2009

Board

3.3.06

Decision date

11.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G03F 7/004

Application no.

96102977.4

Keywords:

Added subject-matter - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 23 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T184207.20081111
T 0091/08 (Mobile communication network/ORANGE) of 8.1.2009

Online on

14.01.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

8.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04Q 7/32

Application no.

93302420.0

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T009108.20090108
T 0343/08 () of 7.1.2009

Online on

14.01.2009

Board

3.4.02

Decision date

7.1.2009

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G02F 1/1336

Application no.

00306351.8

Keywords:

Reimbursement of the appeal fee in the event of interlocutory revision (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T034308.20090107
T 1155/06 () of 4.11.2008

Online on

13.01.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

4.11.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

F27D 15/02

Application no.

98104947.1

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 30 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T115506.20081104
T 0083/07 () of 17.11.2008

Online on

13.01.2009

Board

3.4.01

Decision date

17.11.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

A61N 1/05

Application no.

94100796.5

Keywords:

Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja - Hauptantrag)
Aufgabe: Suche nach Alternativen

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Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 71 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T008307.20081117
T 0296/07 () of 20.11.2008

Online on

13.01.2009

Board

3.2.03

Decision date

20.11.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

E04B 1/343

Application no.

01112325.4

Keywords:

-

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 39 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T029607.20081120
T 1595/06 (Process control diagnostics/FISHER) of 27.10.2008

Online on

12.01.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

27.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G05B 23/02

Application no.

00965606.7

Keywords:

Novelty (main, first and second auxiliary request) - no
Remittal for further prosecution

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T159506.20081027
T 0643/03 () of 6.9.2007

Online on

09.01.2009

Board

3.3.07

Decision date

6.9.2007

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C09D 5/00

Application no.

96900826.7

Keywords:

Beschwerde zulässig (ja)
Neuer Einspruchsgrund (nein)
Verspätet eingereichte Entgegenhaltungen (nicht zugelassen)
Neuheit (bejaht) - Offenkundige Vorbenutzung (verneint)
Erfinderische Tätigheit (verneint)

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D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 44 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T064303.20070906
T 1287/05 (Synergistic combination/SANKYO) of 11.12.2008

Online on

09.01.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

11.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 45/06

Application no.

96304924.2

Keywords:

Main request - sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Inventive step - partially (yes)
Remittal (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 90 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T128705.20081211
T 0873/06 (Oxalate related disease/OXTHERA) of 5.11.2008

Online on

09.01.2009

Board

3.3.04

Decision date

5.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A61K 35/74

Application no.

98923673.2

Keywords:

Main request, novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Clarity (yes)
Added matter (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 38 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T087306.20081105
T 0116/06 (Système informatique d'encaissement/INFOMIL) of 22.10.2008

Online on

07.01.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

22.10.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

G06F 17/60
G07G 1/00

Application no.

98936463.3

Keywords:

Activité inventive (non)
Grande Chambre de recours - saisine (non)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 55 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T011606.20081022
T 0494/06 () of 5.11.2008

Online on

07.01.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

5.11.2008

Proc. language

FR

IPC

C08L 71/02

Application no.

00940464.1

Keywords:

Nouveauté - (oui)
Activité inventive - (oui)

Distribution

D

Decision

Texte de la décision en FR (PDF, 51 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T049406.20081105
T 1081/06 () of 10.10.2008

Online on

07.01.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

10.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

C08F 2/00

Application no.

97941901.7

Keywords:

Purported new opponent a party to the proceedings - yes
Admissibility of purported new opponent's appeal - yes
Validity of transfer of opponent status - no
Sub-authorisations of professional representative - yes

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 48 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T108106.20081010
T 1621/06 () of 27.11.2008

Online on

07.01.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

27.11.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08F 4/629

Application no.

98946384.9

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint) - alle Anträge

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 99 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T162106.20081127
T 1862/06 () of 18.11.2008

Online on

07.01.2009

Board

3.3.03

Decision date

18.11.2008

Proc. language

DE

IPC

C08G 18/48

Application no.

97116522.0

Keywords:

Neuheit (bejaht)

Distribution

D

Decision

Text der Entscheidung in DE (PDF, 103 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T186206.20081118
D 0006/08 () of 30.12.2008

Online on

05.01.2009

Board

DBA

Decision date

30.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

-

Application no.

-

Keywords:

-

Distribution

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 20 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:D000608.20081230
T 1044/07 (Combinatorial auction / COMBINENET) of 19.12.2008

Online on

05.01.2009

Board

3.5.01

Decision date

19.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

G06F 17/60

Application no.

03075095.4

Keywords:

Suspension of proceedings due to referral G 0003/08 pending before the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Referral of new questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal relating to Article 52(1)(2)(3) EPC (no)
Admissibility of amendments (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T104407.20081219
T 1732/07 (Soft-handover scheme/NTT) of 30.10.2008

Online on

05.01.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

30.10.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04Q 7/38

Application no.

95918753.5

Keywords:

Late-filed document - admitted (yes)
Remittal (yes)
Different apportionment of costs incurred for oral proceedings before the board of appeal (no)

Distribution

C

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 35 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T173207.20081030
T 0701/08 (Foldable telephone/NEC) of 12.11.2008

Online on

05.01.2009

Board

3.5.03

Decision date

12.11.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

H04M 1/02

Application no.

98306054.2

Keywords:

Inventive step (no)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 25 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T070108.20081112
T 0890/08 () of 5.12.2008

Online on

05.01.2009

Board

3.3.09

Decision date

5.12.2008

Proc. language

EN

IPC

A23L 1/40

Application no.

99202155.0

Keywords:

No statement of grounds filed - Rejection of appeal (yes)

Distribution

D

Decision

Decision text in EN (PDF, 15 KB)

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T089008.20081205

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