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.
by Daniel X. Thomas
EP 3 202 693 B1 relates to a transfer apparatus which picks up an electronic component from one storage unit, and places this electronic component in another storage unit.
Brief outline of the case
The opposition was rejected, and the opponent appealed.
The board held that claim 1 as granted contravened Art 123(2) due to an intermediate generalisation.
by Daniel X. Thomas
EP 3 092 035 B1 relates to systems, devices, and methods for detecting and treating cardiac arrhythmias and, more specifically to multiple device systems, whereby the therapy activity of a first implantable medical device methods is communicated to another implantable medical device.
Brief outline of the case
The patent was revoked as the OD considered that claim 1 as granted and all claims of AR1-30 were infringing Art 123(2).
by Daniel X. Thomas
EP 3 092 035 B1 relates to systems, devices, and methods for detecting and treating cardiac arrhythmias and, more specifically to multiple device systems, whereby the therapy activity of a first implantable medical device methods is communicated to another implantable medical device.
Brief outline of the case
The patent was revoked as the OD considered that claim 1 as granted and all claims of AR1-30 were infringing Art 123(2).
by Daniel X. Thomas
EP 2 513 134 B1 relates to a wash solution and a method for affinity chromatography.
Brief outline of the case
The OD maintained the patent according to a new MR.
Claim 1 of the MR relates to a method of producing certain purified proteins of interest,