European Patent Office

T 0399/04 of 16.06.2005

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T039904.20050616
Date of decision
16 June 2005
Case number
T 0399/04
Petition for review of
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Application number
95915819.7
IPC class
A61F 2/01
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
A medical article for implantation into the vascular system of a patient
Applicant name
WILLIAM COOK EUROPE ApS, et al
Opponent name
Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty, inventive step (yes, after amendments), clarity, (yes), added subject-matter (no)
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:

4. The decision under appeal is set aside.

5. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the second auxiliary request consisting of:

Claims: 1 to 13,

Description: columns 1 to 8,

Figures: 1 to 9,

all filed at the oral proceedings on 16 June 2005.