T 1709/13 of 10.11.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T170913.20151110
- Date of decision
- 10 November 2015
- Case number
- T 1709/13
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 07794680.4
- IPC class
- A61L 31/14A61L 31/02
- 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
- DEGRADABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
- Applicant name
- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Opponent name
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes) first to tenth auxiliary requests
Amendments - broadening of claim (yes) eleventh to fourteenth auxiliary requests
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no) fifteenth auxiliary request - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0823/96
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.