T 0346/04 of 09.03.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T034604.20050309
- Date of decision
- 9 March 2005
- Case number
- T 0346/04
- Online on
- 8 April 2005
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 98906608.9
- IPC class
- A61B 17/32
- 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
- Endoscopic surgical instrument
- Applicant name
- SMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS, INC.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes, after amendments)
- Catchword
- -
- 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 for further prosecution on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: 1 to 11 filed with letter of 27 February 2004
Description: pages 1 to 7 as published in WO-A-98/36695
Drawings: Figures 1 to 5 as published in WO-A-98/36695.