by Daniel X. Thomas
The application relates to a “Slurry for Treatment of Oxyanion Contamination in Water”
Brief outline of the case
The application was refused and the applicant appealed.
The Board issued a rather negative communication, as it concluded that none of the requests on file appeared to be allowable.
Following receipt of the communication,
by Daniel X. Thomas
The patent relates to the field of biological and clinical testing, and particularly the imaging and evaluation of zygotes/embryos, oocytes, and stem cells from both humans and animals.
Brief outline of the case
Both opponents, which had originally requested revocation, appealed the interlocutory decision of the OD according to which the patent could be maintained in amended form on the basis of a MR.
by Daniel X. Thomas
The patent relates to communication systems, in particular, the control of communication sessions in an IP multimedia subsystem, and more specifically it relates to a method for handling service failures.
Brief outline of the case
The OD decided maintenance in amended form according to AR2 filed during the OP.
The opponent appealed the decision and subsequently withdrew the opposition.
by Daniel X. Thomas
The patent relates to improvements insecurity substrates for security documents.
Brief outline of the case
The OD decided that claim 1 as granted was lacking N over D1=WO2004/056582 not mentioned in the ISR established by the EPO.
The patent was maintained according to AR6.
Both the opponent and the proprietor appealed the OD’s decision.
by Daniel X. Thomas
The patent relates to a fluidized bed heat exchanger.
Brief outline of the procedure
The proprietor appealed the revocation of the patent.
The patent was revoked for lack of N over, E1=US 5 218 931 and E7=US 5,325,823, both not mentioned in the ESR. The ESR mentioned 4X and 1A document.