by Daniel X. Thomas
The patent relates to an insert for a wind turbine blade
Brief outline of the case
The patent was maintained in amended form according to AR33. The opponent and the patentee both appealed the decision of the OD.
For the OD cl 1 and 13 of the MR filed in opposition was infringing Art 123(2).
by Daniel X. Thomas
Brief outline of the case
The Legal Division rejected the applicant’s request for the transfer of the application from Gyrus ACMI Inc. to Olympus Medical Systems Corporation to be recorded in the European Patent Register.
The applicant appealed this decision
The appeal was dismissed.
The case is interesting as it deals with what can be considered as a signature under Art 72.
by Daniel X. Thomas
The patent relates generally to hair trimmers, and more specifically to blade assemblies for use with hair trimmers
Brief outline of the case
The opposition was rejected by the OD and the opponent appealed this decision.
When entering appeal, the opponent brought forward an alleged public prior use based on a set of documents (D7 to D7.10).
by Daniel X. Thomas
The patent relates to a cleaning agent for removing paint layers on surfaces, method for manufacturing the agent and cleaning method.
The patent results from a divisional application of the parent application EP 08804501/EP 2 195 408. The parent application was filed as a PCT application PCT/EP2008/62573.
Brief outline of the procedure
The opponent appealed the decision of the OD to reject the opposition.
by Daniel X. Thomas
The application relates to an alkali metal super ionic conducting ceramic and is a divisional application of EP 10792537/EP 2 445 846.
Brief outline of the case
The application was refused by the ED and the applicant appealed this decision.
The ED found that the introduction into the application as filed of page 7 of the parent application could not be considered a correction within the meaning of R 139 and therefore infringed Art 123(2).