European Patent Office

T 0204/07 of 27.01.2010

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T020407.20100127
Date of decision
27 January 2010
Case number
T 0204/07
Online on
23 March 2010
Petition for review of
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Application number
98930177.5
IPC class
A61F 2/16
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Intraocular lens
Applicant name
BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED
Opponent name
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC.
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
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Keywords
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
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 department of the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:

- claims 1 to 18, filed as main request on 23 December 2009;

- description columns 1 to 4 as filed during oral proceedings,

columns 5 to 7 as granted;

- drawings Figures 1 to 14 as granted.