T 1009/07 of 21.07.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T100907.20110721
- Date of decision
- 21 July 2011
- Case number
- T 1009/07
- Online on
- 25 October 2011
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01968890.2
- IPC class
- A61F 2/00
- 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
- Implantable prosthesis
- Applicant name
- C.R. BARD, INC.
- Opponent name
- Ethicon Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)European Patent Convention R 80European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Late-filed request (admitted)
Added subject-matter (no)
Clarity (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - after amendments - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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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 department of the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 27 according to the second auxiliary request (now main request) submitted with letter dated 21 June 2011;
- description columns 1 to 8 and Figures 1 to 7 as filed during oral proceedings.