T 1191/13 of 08.02.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T119113.20170208
- Date of decision
- 8 February 2017
- Case number
- T 1191/13
- Online on
- 22 March 2017
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05793267.5
- IPC class
- A61L 31/10C08F 214/18C08F 214/22
- 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
- POLYMERS OF FLUORINATED MONOMERS AND HYDROPHILIC MONOMERS
- Applicant name
- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Opponent name
- Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.p.A.
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
Late-filed argument - admitted (no) - Catchword
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- Cited 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the main request (claims 1 to 16) as filed with letter dated 19 January 2017 and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.