European Patent Office

T 1728/06 of 29.07.2008

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T172806.20080729
Date of decision
29 July 2008
Case number
T 1728/06
Petition for review of
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Application number
96202546.6
IPC class
A61B 8/12
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Method of making a transducer assembly for an imaging device
Applicant name
EndoSonics Corporation
Opponent name
Schmieldl, Roland, Prof. Dr.
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12
Keywords
Admissibility of the newly filed documents (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Remittal to the first instance (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0113/96
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 maintain the patent in the following version:

Claims 1 to 5 filed with the letter dated 27 June 2008 as the main request

description columns 1 and 2 filed at the oral proceedings on 29 July 2008

description columns 5, 6, and 11 filed at the oral proceedings on 2 August 2006

description columns 3, 4, and 7 to 10 as granted

figures 1 to 6 as granted.