T 0803/07 of 10.07.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T080307.20090710
- Date of decision
- 10 July 2009
- Case number
- T 0803/07
- Online on
- 19 August 2009
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 00986453.9
- IPC class
- A61B 18/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Apparatus for thermal treatment of an intervertebral disc
- Applicant name
- Covidien AG
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Clarity (yes)
Novelty, inventive step (yes, after amendment) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 2096/15
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 grant a patent on the basis of the following version:
- claims: 1 to 10 filed with the letter of 16 June 2009;
- description:
pages 1 to 6 and 14 filed with the letter of 16 June 2009, and pages 7 to 13 and 15 as published;
- Figures: sheets 1/2 and 2/2 as published.