T 1178/09 of 13.09.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T117809.20110913
- Date of decision
- 13 September 2011
- Case number
- T 1178/09
- Online on
- 9 January 2012
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01830489.9
- IPC class
- A61F 2/06
- 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
- Stent
- Applicant name
- SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.R.L.
- Opponent name
- Conor Medsystems, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(a)
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty and 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claim 1 of the main request filed during the oral proceedings, and claims 2 to 14, description and figures underlying the decision under appeal.