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CEIPI Conference on one year of UPC on 26.09.2024 – A summary
by Daniel X. Thomas
I had the pleasure to be in person at a Conference organised by CEIPI on the UPC on : The UPC – The first year in review.
The present summary is by no means exhaustive and some figures might be incorrect as they result from notes taken on the fly.
Contribution n° 1 was given by Mrs Florence Butin,
T 315/22 – Withdrawal of a request for OP and announcement of non-participation in the OP by the proprietor one day before the scheduled date
by Daniel X. Thomas
EP 2 952 015 B1 relates to a state of charge indication in a hearing device.
Brief outside of the case
The opposition was rejected and the opponent appealed.
The opponent requested OP as an AR in its notice of appeal.
The proprietor also requested OP as an AR in its reply to appeal.
T 315/22 – Horses vs. camels– Interpretation of a claim – Added matter
by Daniel X. Thomas
EP 2 952 015 B1 relates to a state of charge indication in a hearing device.
Brief outline of the case
The opposition was rejected and the opponent appealed.
The board interpreted specific features of the claims and decided that claim 1 as granted boiled down to an not allowable intermediate generalisation.
T 2036/22 – On the admissibility of experimental data
by Daniel X. Thomas
EP 3 023 472 B1 relates to a composition comprising HFC and HFO. HFC denotes hydrofluorocarbon, and HFO denotes hydrofluoroolefin.
Brief outline of the case
The patent was revoked and the proprietor appealed.
Opponent 1 withdrew its opposition in the course of the appeal proceedings.
Opponent 1 filed experimental report D41 in opposition.