T 0434/14 of 29.11.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T043414.20181129
- Date of decision
- 29 November 2018
- Case number
- T 0434/14
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 06001311.7
- IPC class
- A61B 1/05G02B 23/24A61B 1/005
- 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
- Variable direction of view instrument with distal image sensor
- Applicant name
- Karl Storz Imaging, Inc.
- Opponent name
- OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter - auxiliary request IV (no)
Clarity - auxiliary request IV (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request IV (yes)
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary request II (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request IV (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0003/14
- 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 22 of auxiliary request IV filed with letter dated 23 April 2014;
- description: columns 1 and 2 of the patent as granted and columns 3 to 8 as filed during the oral proceedings;
- figures 1 to 8 of the patent as granted.