T 0918/03 of 07.12.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T091803.20041207
- Date of decision
- 7 December 2004
- Case number
- T 0918/03
- Online on
- 17 December 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94303387.8
- IPC class
- A61B 17/34
- 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
- Blunt tipped ultrasonic trocar
- Applicant name
- ETHICON, INC.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty and inventive step (yes, after amendments)
- 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
- claims:
1. to 31 as submitted at the oral proceedings on 7 December 2004;
- description:
pages 1 to 16 as submitted at the oral proceedings on 7 December 2004;
- Figures:
1, 3 to 9 and 11 to 16 as filed with letter of 12 July 1994;
2. and 10 as filed with letter of 10. September 2002.