| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T118005.20070802 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 02 August 2007 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 1180/05 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 99926285.0 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | A61F 5/445 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | B | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | A collecting bag for human body wastes | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | COLOPLAST A/S | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Hollister Incorporated | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.2.02 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Extension beyond the content of the application as filed - (yes) Extension of the protection conferred - (yes) Use of a disclaimer in order to circumvent the potential conflict between Article 123(2) and (3) EPC - refused (see Reasons for the decision 4 and 6) |
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The deletion of a feature in a granted claim, which feature extends beyond the content of the application as filed, and its reintroduction in the form of a disclaimer, so that the subject-matter of the claim remains the same, is not suitable to overcome the potential conflict between Articles 123(2) and (3) EPC. |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t051180eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021