T 0704/98 of 25.07.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T070498.20020725
- Date of decision
- 25 July 2002
- Case number
- T 0704/98
- Online on
- 25 September 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 88311643.6
- IPC class
- A61N 1/365
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Rate-responsive, distributed-rate pacemaker
- 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 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Extension of protection (yes; main request)
Inventive step (yes; first 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the respondent's first auxiliary request, as follows:
Claim 1 filed in the oral proceedings of 25 July 2002;
Columns 1 and 2 of the description filed in the oral proceedings and columns 3 to 12 of the description as maintained by the opposition division;
Figures: sheets 1/4 to 4/4 of the patent as granted.