T 0369/12 of 25.05.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T036912.20160525
- Date of decision
- 25 May 2016
- Case number
- T 0369/12
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06849080.4
- IPC class
- A61B 5/03
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE
- Applicant name
- Pneumoflex Systems, LLC
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (yes)
Inventive step - selection of closest prior art - ex post facto analysis - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 1939/12
- 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:
- Claims 1 to 3 of the main request filed with letter of 25 January 2016;
- Description pages 1 to 3, 4a and 8 filed with letter of 25 January 2016, page 4 filed with letter of 4 February 2016, pages 5 to 7 and 9 to 12 as published;
- Drawing sheets 1/7 to 7/7 as published.