T 0718/03 of 15.09.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T071803.20040915
- Date of decision
- 15 September 2004
- Case number
- T 0718/03
- Online on
- 20 September 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96910913.1
- IPC class
- A61B 8/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A method and an apparatus for the insertion of a needle guide into a patient in order to remove tissue samples
- Applicant name
- B & K Ultrasound Systems A/S
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty and inventive step, (yes, after amendments)
- Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: No. 1 to 3 filed with facsimile of 2 September 2004;
Description: Pages 1, 2a, 3 to 7 filed with letter of 1. July 2004;
Page 2 filed with letter of 19 September 2002;
Drawings: Figures 1 to 5 filed with facsimile of 9 September 2004.