T 0524/03 of 22.03.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T052403.20050322
- Date of decision
- 22 March 2005
- Case number
- T 0524/03
- Online on
- 6 June 2005
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93107473.6
- IPC class
- A61N 1/05
- 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
- Heart stimulation apparatus
- Applicant name
- St. Jude Medical AB
- Opponent name
- Biotronik GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - no (main request)
Added subject-matter - no (auxiliary request)
Lack of clarity - no (auxiliary request)
Inventive step - yes (auxiliary request) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For the above 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 according to the respondent's auxiliary request on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: No. 1 to 9 filed in the oral proceedings on 22 March 2005;
Description: columns 1 to 9 filed in the oral proceedings;
Figures: No. 1 to 3 filed in the oral proceedings;
No. 4 to 6 of the patent as granted.