T 2093/09 of 27.03.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T209309.20120327
- Date of decision
- 27 March 2012
- Case number
- T 2093/09
- Online on
- 11 May 2012
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 03754476.4
- IPC class
- C61L 31/18A61L 31/02
- 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
- Stents comprising a molybdenum/rhenium alloy
- Applicant name
- Boston Scientific Limited
- Opponent name
- ICON Interventional Systems, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step (no) - main and first auxiliary request
Inventive step (yes) - second auxiliary request - 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 first instance department with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
Description: columns 1 to 4 filed at the oral proceedings before the Board;
Claims: 1 to 8 according auxiliary request II filed at the oral proceedings before the Board;
Figures: 1 to 5 as granted.