T 2135/13 (Thermal cycling apparatus/LIFE TECHNOLOGIES) of 14.12.2016

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T213513.20161214
Date of decision: 14 December 2016
Case number: T 2135/13
Application number: 04753774.1
IPC class: B01L 7/00
C12Q 1/68
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 458 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: THERMAL CYCLING APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING THERMAL UNIFORMITY
Applicant name: Life Technologies Corporation
Opponent name: Roche Diagnostics International AG
Hirsz, Christopher Stanislaw
Eppendorf AG
Board: 3.3.05
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
European Patent Convention Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 84
European Patent Convention Art 83
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
Keywords: Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - conciseness (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - improvement not credible
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Substantial procedural violation - (no)
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
T 0087/08
T 0667/08
T 0028/11
T 0598/12
T 0809/12
T 2001/12
T 0801/13
Citing decisions:
-

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t132135eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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