European Patent Office

T 1798/08 vom 21.08.2012

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T179808.20120821
Datum der Entscheidung
21. August 2012
Aktenzeichen
T 1798/08
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
99912385.4
IPC-Klasse
A61F 9/08
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Visual prosthesis
Name des Antragstellers
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Name des Einsprechenden
IMI Intelligent Medical Implants AG
Kammer
3.2.02
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Added subject-matter (main request: yes; auxiliary request 1: no)
Exception from patentability (no)
Admissibility of late-filed evidence (yes/no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Referral of questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Request for legel hint (rejected)
Enlargement of the Board (no)
Interruption of oral proceedings (no)
Postponement of oral proceedings (no)
Request for recording a statement in the minutes of oral proceedings (rejected)
Orientierungssatz
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal of the opponent is dismissed.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

3. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of:

- claims 1 to 29 of the auxiliary request 1 filed with letter dated 22 May 2009;

- the description and the figures of the patent specification;

4. The request for referral of three questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is rejected.