T 0972/12 of 15.06.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T097212.20160615
- Date of decision
- 15 June 2016
- Case number
- T 0972/12
- Online on
- 13 July 2016
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01920504.6
- IPC class
- A61F 2/30A61B 17/17
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A METHOD OF MAKING A CUSTOM REPLACEMENT DEVICE FOR RESURFACING A FEMUR
- Applicant name
- Kinamed, Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter (no)
Clarity (yes)
Novelty and inventive step (yes) - 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:
- claims 1 to 6 of the main request filed on 3 June 2016;
- description pages 7, 8 and 10 to 15 as originally filed, pages 1, 2, 2a, 3 to 6, 9 and 16 filed on 3 June 2016; and
- figure sheets 1/6 to 6/6 as originally filed.