T 0387/89 (Cardioverter) vom 18.02.1991
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T038789.19910218
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 18. Februar 1991
- Aktenzeichen
- T 0387/89
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 82301160.6
- IPC-Klasse
- A61N 1/38
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- Im Amtsblatt des EPA veröffentlicht (A)
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- Entscheidung auf Englisch
- Amtsblattfassungen
- Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
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- Name des Antragstellers
- Medtronic
- Name des Einsprechenden
- Biotechnik
- Kammer
- 3.4.01
- Leitsatz
1. Neither an Opposition Division nor a Board of Appeal has any duty to reconsider the relevance of documents cited in the European search report, if such documents have not been relied upon by the opponent to support his grounds of opposition.
2. An Opposition Division or a Board of Appeal may introduce such documents into opposition proceedings even if not so relied upon by the opponent, if they have strong reasons to consider that such documents do in fact provide evidence in support of a ground of opposition that is of such relevance that it could affect the outcome of the opposition proceedings.
- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 114 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Schlagwörter
- Introduction by the Board of documents cited in the European Search Report but not relied upon by the Examining Division or cited by the opponent
Strong reasons that they could affect the decision
Inventive step (no) - Orientierungssatz
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- Zitierte Akten
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.