T 1349/10 (Composition of Opposition Division/ETHICON) of 2.2.2011

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T134910.20110202
Date of decision: 02 February 2011
Case number: T 1349/10
Application number: 03747449.1
IPC class: A61L 17/04
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 19 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Surgical thread and surgical implant with the same
Applicant name: Ethicon GmbH
Aesculap AG
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.10
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 19(2)
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)
European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)
Keywords: Chairman of Opposition division having participated in examination proceedings
Relevance of parties' position to defective composition of Opposition Division (no)
Substantial procedural violation (yes) – Remittal (yes) - Reimbursement of appeal fee (yes)
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
T 0251/88
T 0939/91
T 0382/92
T 0476/95
T 0838/02
Citing decisions:
T 1700/10
T 0234/11

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t101349eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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