T 1049/08 of 06.12.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T104908.20111206
- Date of decision
- 6 December 2011
- Case number
- T 1049/08
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99943570.4
- IPC class
- A61F 5/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Food intake restriction device
- Applicant name
- Obtech Medical GmbH
- Opponent name
- EndoArt S.A.
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 87
- Keywords
- Admissibility of late field documents - partly
Admissibility of late filed request - yes
Allowability of a new ground of opposition - no
Validity of priority - main request - no
Novelty - main request - no
Validity of priority - auxiliary request - yes
Clarity - auxiliary request - yes
Allowability of amendments - auxiliary request - yes
Inventive step - auxiliary request - yes - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
claim 1 as filed during the oral proceedings;
claims 2 to 54 as granted; and
a description and drawings to be adapted.