T 0800/05 of 04.07.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T080005.20080704
- Date of decision
- 4 July 2008
- Case number
- T 0800/05
- Online on
- 17 July 2008
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99949574.0
- IPC class
- A61B 18/14
- 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
- Electrosurgical device for cell necrosis induction
- Applicant name
- Rita Medical Systems, Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes, after amendment)
- Catchword
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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 department of the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following application documents:
Claims 1 to 18 filed by telefax on 26 June 2008
Description pages 12 and 15 filed by telefax on 25 June 2008
Description pages 1 to 3 and 6 to 20 filed by telefax on 26 June 2008
Description pages 4 and 21 filed by telefax on 27 June 2008
Figures 1, 2(a), 2(b), and 3 to 21 as originally filed.