T 0002/15 of 08.10.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T000215.20191008
- Date of decision
- 8 October 2019
- Case number
- T 0002/15
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 03738882.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS)
- 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 123(3)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - first, fifth, sixth
auxiliary requests (yes)
broadening of claim - second, third auxiliary requests (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0190/99
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.