T 0197/06 of 18.11.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T019706.20081118
- Date of decision
- 18 November 2008
- Case number
- T 0197/06
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 00915745.4
- IPC class
- A61F 2/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Partial encapsulation of stents
- Applicant name
- Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111 1973European Patent Convention Art 114 1973European Patent Convention Art 123European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 87 1973
- Keywords
- Late-filed submissions (admitted)
Priority rights
Novelty and inventive step (yes, after amendments) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0002/98
- 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 6 filed during the oral proceedings, and
- a description and drawings to be adapted to these claims.