European Patent Office

T 2024/08 vom 11.07.2012

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T202408.20120711
Datum der Entscheidung
11. Juli 2012
Aktenzeichen
T 2024/08
Online am
19. Oktober 2012
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
98914727.7
IPC-Klasse
A61B 5/00
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Method of assessing tissue viability using near-infrared spectroscopy
Name des Antragstellers
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
Name des Einsprechenden
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Kammer
3.2.02
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Admissibility of late-filed requests: no (main and 1st to 3rd auxiliary requests filed during oral proceedings)
Extended subject-matter: yes (main request filed 11 June 2012 and 1st auxiliary request filed 18 June 2012)
Clarity and sufficiency of disclosure: yes (2nd auxiliary request (A) filed during oral proceedings)
Exception from patentability: no (2nd auxiliary request (A) filed during oral proceedings)
Novelty and inventive step: yes (2nd auxiliary request (A) filed during oral proceedings)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
T 0041/04
Zitierende Akten
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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 with the order to grant a patent on the basis of:

- Claims 1 to 9 of the 2nd auxiliary request (A);

- Pages 1 to 4, 6 to 37 and 42 to 54 of the description;

and

- Figures 1 to 20,

all filed during the oral proceedings.