T 1844/12 of 10.08.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T184412.20160810
- Date of decision
- 10 August 2016
- Case number
- T 1844/12
- Online on
- 25 October 2016
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06254867.2
- IPC class
- A61B 17/072
- 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
- Surgical stapling instrument having force controlled spacing end effector
- Applicant name
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
- Opponent name
- Covidien
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter - main request (yes), auxiliary request (no)
- Catchword
- -
- 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 maintain the patent on the basis of:
- claim 1 of auxiliary request 1 filed with letter dated 1 March 2013;
- description:
columns 1, 2, 5 and 6 of the patent specification and columns 3, 4 and 7 to 9 filed during oral proceedings on 15 May 2012; and
- figures 1 to 13 of the patent specification.