T 0170/14 of 07.05.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T017014.20190507
- Date of decision
- 7 May 2019
- Case number
- T 0170/14
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 07250382.4
- IPC class
- A61B 17/072
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Surgical Instrument with electronic safety-interlocks
- Applicant name
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
- Opponent name
- Covidien
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0007/95
- Citing cases
- -
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 on the basis of:
- claims 1 to 8 of auxiliary request 1 filed with letter dated 6 August 2014;
- description: columns 1, 2 and 5 to 28 of the patent as granted, and columns 3 and 4 filed during the oral proceedings; and
- Figures 1 to 44c of the patent as granted.