T 1508/07 of 11.02.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T150807.20090211
- Date of decision
- 11 February 2009
- Case number
- T 1508/07
- Online on
- 18 March 2009
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 97954229.7
- IPC class
- A61B 3/14
- 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
- Apparatus for improving vision and resolution of retinal images
- Applicant name
- UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
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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 grant a patent on the basis of the following application documents:
- claims 1 to 11 of the main request filed on 20 August 2002.
- Description pages 2 and 4 to 12 as published.
- Description pages 1, 3, 3a and 3b filed on 20 August 2002.
- Figures 1 to 4 as published.