T 2091/17 of 25.03.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T209117.20220325
- Date of decision
- 25 March 2022
- Case number
- T 2091/17
- Online on
- 2 May 2022
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 11805348.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING A HEART VALVE USING VISUAL MARKERS
- Applicant name
- Medtronic Vascular Inc.
- Opponent name
- LANG & TOMERIUS
BIOTRONIK AG - Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention R 80
- Keywords
- Amendments - main request
Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendments - auxiliary requests 4, 5, 6
Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendments - auxiliary request 7
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary requests 1, 2, 3, 3A (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 7 (yes) - Catchword
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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 7 filed with the statement setting out the grounds of appeal on 7 November 2017 and a description to be adapted thereto.