T 0613/15 of 17.09.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T061315.20180917
- Date of decision
- 17 September 2018
- Case number
- T 0613/15
- Online on
- 12 November 2018
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99959104.3
- IPC class
- A61C 7/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- ATTACHMENT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR A DENTAL APPLIANCE
- Applicant name
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Ortho Caps GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - extension of subject-matter (no)
Inventive step - (yes) - 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in the following version:
- claims 1 to 18 of the main request, filed at the oral proceedings before the Board,
- description, columns 1 - 16 as granted and
- figures 1 - 18 as granted.