T 1389/05 of 12.06.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T138905.20080612
- Date of decision
- 12 June 2008
- Case number
- T 1389/05
- Online on
- 17 July 2008
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96932596.8
- IPC class
- A61B 18/04
- 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
- Argon plasma flex-endoscopy coagulator
- Applicant name
- Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
- Opponent name
- Dr. Jerome Canady
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention R 55 1973European Patent Convention R 99 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of the opposition (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (refused) - 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 to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claim 1, filed as first auxiliary request on 13 May 2008
- claims 2 to 15 as granted
- description and drawings as granted.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is rejected.