T 0228/03 of 14.06.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T022803.20050614
- Date of decision
- 14 June 2005
- Case number
- T 0228/03
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91905194.6
- IPC class
- A61B 17/36
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Endovascular electrolytically detachable guidewire tip
- Applicant name
- THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
- Opponent name
- EFMT Entwicklungs- und Forschungszentrum für Mikrotherapie
GmbH
Dendron gmbH
Micro Therapeutics Inc.
ev3 EUROPE SAS - Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 105(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of interventions, late-filed documents (not admitted), sufficiency (yes), novelty (yes), inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0392/97
- Citing cases
- T 0304/17
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 maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 27
- description pages 1 to 7 (columns 1 to 11) and
- Figures 1, 1A, 3, 4, and 5
- all as submitted at the oral proceedings.