European Patent Office

T 2222/08 of 30.10.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T222208.20121030
Date of decision
30 October 2012
Case number
T 2222/08
Online on
30 January 2013
Petition for review of
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Application number
02793329.0
IPC class
A61B 18/20
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Pulsed-light electric medical appliance for skin treatment
Applicant name
General Project s.r.l.
Opponent name
01) Muster e Dikson Service S.p.A.
02) ESPANSIONE MARKETING S.P.A.
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention R 115(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(3)
Keywords
Inventive step: yes
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of:

- claim 1 filed during the oral proceedings in appeal and claims 2 to 9 of the patent as granted;

- description: pages 2 and 2a filed during oral proceedings before the Opposition Division on 2 July 2008 and pages 3 and 4 of the patent as granted; and

- figures 1 to 5 of the patent as granted.