T 2608/16 of 12.10.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T260816.20211012
- Date of decision
- 12 October 2021
- Case number
- T 2608/16
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 08847674.2
- 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
- COLLAPSIBLE/EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES WITH NON-EXPANDING STENT POSTS AND RETRIEVAL FEATURES
- Applicant name
- St. Jude Medical, LLC
- Opponent name
- Sadra Medical, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of auxiliary request 3 filed with letter dated 20 April 2017 and a description to be adapted thereto.