European Patent Office

T 0498/04 of 14.07.2005

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T049804.20050714
Date of decision
14 July 2005
Case number
T 0498/04
Online on
22 August 2005
Petition for review of
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Application number
94918157.2
IPC class
A61M 25/10
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Selective arrangement of lubricous coatings on balloon catheters
Applicant name
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
Opponent name
1) Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
2) BIOTRONIK GmbH & Co. KG
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Sufficient disclosure (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 maintain the patent on the basis of:

Claims: 1 to 20 and

Description: columns 1 to 6 as submitted during oral proceedings, and

Drawings: Figures 1 to 4 as granted.