T 1727/12 () of 1.2.2016 | XEPC: EPC and PCT resource

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T172712.20160201

Date of decision:

01 February 2016

Case number:

T 1727/12

Application number:

06076929.6

IPC class:

B41J 33/36
B41J 33/54

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 303Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Tape drive and printing apparatus

Applicant name:

Videojet Technologies, Inc.

Opponent name:

Markem-Imaje Limited

Board:

3.2.05

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100(b)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111(1)

Keywords:

"Biogen sufficiency" (Biogen Inc. v Medeva plc [1996] UKHL 18)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
- burden of proof (see reasons 1.1)
- in the whole claimed range (see reasons 1.5)
Remittal to the opposition division

Catchwords:

see point 1.1 and 1.5 of the reasons

Cited decisions:

G 0009/91
T 0026/81
T 0133/85
T 0042/90
T 0409/91

Citing decisions:

T 1720/12
T 1730/12
T 1845/14
T 2348/19

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t121727eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021