European Patent Office

T 2480/12 of 16.12.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T248012.20141216
Date of decision
16 December 2014
Case number
T 2480/12
Online on
23 January 2015
Petition for review of
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Application number
06745251.6
IPC class
A61F 2/34
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
ENDOPROSTHESIS FOR ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS
Applicant name
Sintea Biotech S.p.A.
Opponent name
Adler Ortho S.r.l.
Ala Ortho S.r.l.
Board
3.2.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Late-filed argument-adjournment of oral proceedings would have been required (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 Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:

- Claims 1 to 31 of the second auxiliary request, as filed at the oral proceedings on 16 December 2014;

- Description, pages 1 to 15, as filed at the oral proceedings on 16 December 2014;

- Figures 1 to 3, as granted.