R 0005/16 (Petition clearly unallowable) of 24.10.2016

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2016:R000516.20161024
Date of decision: 24 October 2016
Case number: R 0005/16
Petition for review of: T 0403/13
Application number: 07700163.4
IPC class: A61L 24/08
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: LAYERED ADHESIVE CONSTRUCTION WITH ADHESIVE LAYERS HAVING DIFFERENT HYDROCOLLOID COMPOSITION
Applicant name: Coloplast A/S
Opponent name: Hollister Incorporated
Board: EBA
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 83
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)
European Patent Convention Art 112a(2)(c)
European Patent Convention Art 112a(4)
European Patent Convention Art 113(1)
European Patent Convention R 106
European Patent Convention R 107
European Patent Convention R 109(2)(a)
Rules of procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal Art 13
Rules of procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal Art 14(2)
Keywords: Fundamental violation of the right to be heard (no)
Catchwords:

A party to appeal proceedings should be aware of the methodology established in the case law of the boards of appeal for examining inventive step and should be prepared to submit its relevant arguments in this respect (Reasons, point 18).

A mere subjective surprise of a party in respect of an issue in the reasoning of the decision under review, which the party objectively could have known and on which the party was given an opportunity to comment, does not in itself amount to a violation of Article 113(1) EPC (Reasons, point 19).

Cited decisions:
R 0001/08
R 0023/10
R 0021/11
R 0011/13
R 0016/13
R 0002/14
T 0763/04
T 0246/08
Citing decisions:
J 0009/18
R 0006/17
T 0927/14
T 1817/16

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/r160005eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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