T 0609/07 of 08.10.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T060907.20101008
- Date of decision
- 8 October 2010
- Case number
- T 0609/07
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96300113.6
- IPC class
- C08J 3/24
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Chemically crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene for artificial human joints
- Applicant name
- THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, et al
- Opponent name
- Zimmer Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (yes, main request)
Disclosure - sufficiency (no, first auxiliary request)
Novelty, inventive step (yes, second auxiliary request) - Catchword
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 9 according to the second auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings and after any necessary consequential adaptation of the description.