European Patent Office

T 0634/18 (Recommendation of medical imaging protocols / Samsung) of 29.06.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T063418.20220629
Date of decision
29 June 2022
Case number
T 0634/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
13166842.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Medical imaging apparatus and control method thereof with classification and recommendation of protocols
Applicant name
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
Siemens Healthcare GmbH
Board
3.4.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Late-filed evidence - admitted (yes)
Novelty - Main Request (no)
Novelty - Auxiliary Requests I, II (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary Request III (no)
Late-filed request - Auxiliary Requests II bis, III bis
Late-filed request - admitted (no)
Amendment after summons - Auxiliary Requests III ter, III quater
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Amendment to appeal case - Auxiliary Requests IV, V, VI, VII
Amendment to appeal case - admitted (no)
Right to be heard - appeal procedure
Right to be heard - respected (yes)
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first instance (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0335/21

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appealed decision is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.