T 0276/06 (Intravascular stents/MEDTRONIC) of 25.09.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T027606.20080925
- Date of decision
- 25 September 2008
- Case number
- T 0276/06
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 94302807.6
- IPC class
- A61L 31/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Intravascular stents
- Applicant name
- MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Opponent name
- Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - improvement - no bonus effect - not obvious
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0001/93T 0020/81T 0184/82T 0197/86T 0564/89T 0270/90T 0939/92T 0039/93T 0355/97T 0284/98T 0836/02T 0176/04
- Citing cases
- T 0969/19
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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 11 of the main request filed on 24 November 2006 and a description yet to be adapted.