T 1461/14 of 14.05.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T146114.20190514
- Date of decision
- 14 May 2019
- Case number
- T 1461/14
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10009127.1
- 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
- Tool assembly for a surgical stapling device
- Applicant name
- Covidien LP
- Opponent name
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Divisional application - subject-matter extends beyond content
of earlier application - main request (yes),
auxiliary request 1 (no)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application
as filed - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 1 (yes) - Catchword
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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 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 3 December 2014; and
- description and figures of the patent as granted.