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)
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- Decision in English
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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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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.