T 0015/15 of 16.03.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T001515.20170316
- Date of decision
- 16 March 2017
- Case number
- T 0015/15
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10009191.7
- IPC class
- A61C 7/00
- 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
- Method for fabricating a dental appliance
- Applicant name
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Otho Caps GmbH
RKSOrtho GmbH - Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - after amendment - 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 in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
Claims:
Claims 1 and 2 according to auxiliary request IVb filed during the oral proceedings
Description:
Pages 1 to 27 of the "Druckexemplar" with handwritten amendments as filed during the oral proceedings
Figures:
1a to 11 of the patent as granted.