T 0837/13 of 13.05.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T083713.20150513
- Date of decision
- 13 May 2015
- Case number
- T 0837/13
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01992086.7
- IPC class
- A61F 2/915
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- STENT HAVING HELICAL ELEMENTS
- Applicant name
- OrbusNeich Medical, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
Boston Scientific Medizintechnik GmbH - Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 107European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 87(1)European Patent Convention R 99Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal - notice of appeal
Admissibility of appeal - indication of the impugned decision
Admissibility of appeal - notice of appeal
Admissibility of appeal - name and address of appellant
Late-filed request - justification for late filing (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - main request (yes)
Priority - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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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 in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
- Claim 1 filed as main request during the oral proceedings on 13 May 2015 (Annex E to the minutes)
- Description pages 2 to 6 filed during the oral proceedings on 13 May 2015 (Annex F to the minutes)
- Figures 1 to 15 of the patent specification.