European Patent Office

T 2128/13 of 18.06.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T212813.20150618
Date of decision
18 June 2015
Case number
T 2128/13
Petition for review of
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Application number
07810005.4
IPC class
A61L 31/16
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
METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND MODIFYING TAXANE COATINGS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
Applicant name
Cook Medical Technologies LLC
Opponent name
Boston Scientific Corporation
Board
3.3.10
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
Keywords
Sufficiency of disclosure - (no) main request and auxiliary request 5
Inventive step - (no) auxiliary requests 1 to 4
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes) auxiliary request 6
Inventive step - (yes) auxiliary request 6
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 1401/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the following claims and a description to be adapted:

Claims 1 - 8 of Auxiliary Request 6 filed under cover of a letter dated 27 June 2014.