T 0229/00 of 16.04.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T022900.20030416
- Date of decision
- 16 April 2003
- Case number
- T 0229/00
- Online on
- 14 May 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92914893.0
- IPC class
- A61B 8/12
- 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
- Method and apparatus for removing artifacts from an ultrasonically generated image of a small cavity
- Applicant name
- ENDOSONICS CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Clarity (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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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 grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 3
- description pages 1, 1A and 2 to 29
- figures pages 1/7 to 7/7
as submitted at the oral proceedings.