T 1224/16 of 27.09.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T122416.20190927
- Date of decision
- 27 September 2019
- Case number
- T 1224/16
- Online on
- 15 November 2019
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09160105.4
- IPC class
- A61F 2/24
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Atraumatic prosthetic heart valve prosthesis
- Applicant name
- Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
- Opponent name
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)- auxiliary request 1
Amendments - intermediate generalisation
Novelty - (no)
Novelty - new auxiliary request 1 (no)
Inventive step - new auxiliary request 2 (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 Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent in the following version:
Claims 1-11 according to the new second auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings before the Board.
Description: Columns 1-4 and 7 of the patent specification and columns 5-6 filed during the oral proceedings before the Board.
Figures 1-4B of the patent specification.