T 1020/07 of 14.01.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T102007.20100114
- Date of decision
- 14 January 2010
- Case number
- T 1020/07
- Online on
- 11 February 2010
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01923193.5
- IPC class
- A61B 18/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Bipolar electrosurgical forceps with non-conductive stop members
- Applicant name
- Covidien AG
- Opponent name
- KLS Martin GmbH + Co. KG
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123
- Keywords
- Extended subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes, after amendments) - 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent in the following version:
- claims 1 and 2 filed during the oral proceedings;
- description columns 1 to 17 filed on 23 April 2007;
- figures 1 to 16G as in the patent specification.