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)
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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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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.