European Patent Office

T 0828/11 of 12.08.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T082811.20140812
Date of decision
12 August 2014
Case number
T 0828/11
Online on
1 October 2014
Petition for review of
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Application number
06253277.5
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
Implantable medical device with simultaneous attachment mechanism
Applicant name
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
Opponent name
withdrawn
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step - first and third auxiliary requests (no)
Inventive step - fifth auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
-
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:

- claims 1 to 5 of the fifth auxiliary request filed during oral proceedings;

- description pages 2, 2a and 3 to 8 filed during oral proceedings; and

- figures 1 to 29 of the patent as granted.