T 1070/05 of 25.05.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T107005.20070525
- Date of decision
- 25 May 2007
- Case number
- T 1070/05
- Online on
- 5 July 2007
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 97203072.0
- IPC class
- A61B 8/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A method and apparatus for making an image of a lumen or other body cavity and its surrounding tissue
- Applicant name
- Volcano Corporation
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes, after amendment)
- 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 9 filed at the oral proceedings;
- description pages 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4 filed at the oral proceedings and pages 5 to 13 as originally filed;
- figures 1 to 6 as published.