T 0769/93 (Cardiac Pacer/TELECTRONICS N.V.) of 03.07.1996
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T076993.19960703
- Date of decision
- 3 July 1996
- Case number
- T 0769/93
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 84100570.5
- IPC class
- A61N 1/362
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Cardiac pacer having input/output circuit programmable for use with unipolar and bipolar pacer leads
- Applicant name
- TELECTRONICS N.V.
- Opponent name
- BIOTRONIK Mess- und Therapiegeräte GmbH & Co Ingenieurbüro
Berlin - Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - ex post facto analysis
Allegation of lack of inventive step based on hindsight analysis - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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ORDER
for these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision of the Opposition Division is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with an order to maintain the European patent with the documents specified in section VI above.