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T 2365/11 () of 24.2.2016

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T236511.20160224

Date of decision:

24 February 2016

Case number:

T 2365/11

Application number:

IPC class:

A61B 17/20
A61M 37/00
A61M 35/00
A61N 1/30

Language of proceedings:

EN

Distribution:

D

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 400Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PIERCING SKIN WITH MICROPROTRUSIONS

Applicant name:

Alza Corporation

Opponent name:

Engelhard, Dorothea

Board:

3.2.02

Headnote:

-

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention Art 19
European Patent Convention Art 113
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)
European Patent Convention R 11(1)
European Patent Convention R 41(2)(c)
European Patent Convention R 76(2)(c)

Keywords:

Admissibility of opposition - (yes)
Right to be heard - substantial procedural violation (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)

Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:

G 0003/97
T 1652/08

Citing decisions:

-

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t112365eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

10 references found.

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EPC Articles

X A.19 EPC Opposition Divisions

X A.100 EPC Grounds for opposition

X A.113 EPC Right to be heard and basis of decisions

EPC Implementing Rules

X R.11 EPC Allocation of duties to the departments of first instance

X R.41 EPC Request for grant

X R.76 EPC Form and content of the opposition

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III K 1.1 General comments on changes in composition of the competent departments of first instance

Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications

X CLR IV C 2.1.4 Filing of opposition on behalf of a third party – straw man

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0003/97 (Opposition on behalf of a third party) of 21.1.1999

General Case Law

X T 1652/08 (Reduktive Aminierung von Carbonylverbindungen/EVONIK DEGUSSA) of 12.4.2011