T 0710/03 of 27.06.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T071003.20050627
- Date of decision
- 27 June 2005
- Case number
- T 0710/03
- Online on
- 4 July 2005
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96905953.4
- IPC class
- A61B 8/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Apparatus for ultrasonic tissue investigation
- Applicant name
- Quality Medical Instruments Limited
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- 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 following documents:
- Description pages 1 and 3 to 6 as published in WO-A-96/28096
- Description page 2 filed with the letter dated 29 November 2002
- Claims 1 to 7 filed with the letter dated 29 November 2002
- Figures 1 to 6 as published in WO-A-96/28096.