T 1017/00 of 05.12.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T101700.20011205
- Date of decision
- 5 December 2001
- Case number
- T 1017/00
- Online on
- 19 December 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96941423.4
- IPC class
- A61B 17/39
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Systems and methods for electrosurgical myocardial revascularization
- Applicant name
- ARTHROCARE CORPORATION
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Essential features omitted from claim 1 - no
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - 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 grant a patent on the basis of the documents set out in point III above.