T 1128/12 of 14.09.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T112812.20150914
- Date of decision
- 14 September 2015
- Case number
- T 1128/12
- Online on
- 22 September 2015
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05730732.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYACRYLATE COMPOSITIONS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
- Applicant name
- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step
Inventive step - (yes) Regardless of whether or not alleged improvement has been shown, alternative is non-obvious - 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 claims 1 to 10 of the main request filed with letter dated 20 July 2015 and a description yet to be adapted.