T 2159/13 of 12.01.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T215913.20160112
- Date of decision
- 12 January 2016
- Case number
- T 2159/13
- Online on
- 29 January 2016
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02756942.5
- IPC class
- A61F 2/04
- 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
- SELF-SUPPORTING METALLIC IMPLANTABLE GRAFTS
- Applicant name
- Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Acandis GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 on the basis of the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 13 of the Auxiliary Request filed at the oral proceedings;
- Description, columns 1 to 17, filed at the oral proceedings;
- Figures 1 to 10B of the patent as granted.