European Patent Office

T 0846/11 of 17.09.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T084611.20120917
Date of decision
17 September 2012
Case number
T 0846/11
Online on
28 September 2012
Petition for review of
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Application number
06701063.7
IPC class
A61F 2/44
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Total disc replacement device
Applicant name
Synthes GmbH
Opponent name
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Board
3.2.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step (yes, after amendments)
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 grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:

- claims 1 to 33 as filed with letter dated 30 July 2012;

- description, pages 3, 4, 5, 8, 11 and 13 as published, pages 1,2,3,6 and 7 as filed with letter dated 30 July 2012 and pages 9, 10 and 12 as filed with letter of 29 August 2012;

- Figures 1 to 8 as published.