European Patent Office

T 2384/18 of 17.11.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T238418.20221117
Date of decision
17 November 2022
Case number
T 2384/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
09810642.0
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
CATHETER CONTROL SYSTEM AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
Applicant name
Corindus, Inc.
Opponent name
Spreepatent Schutzrechtsverwertung und
Innovationstransfer GmbH
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - problem and solution approach
Amendment to appeal case - amendment overcomes issues raised (yes)
Catchword
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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 as amended in the following version:

Claims 1-15 of auxiliary request 1a filed with letter dated 7 September 2022,

Description:

- Paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 6-21, 23-53, 56-80 of the patent specification,

- Paragraphs 3, 5, 22 and 55 filed during the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 5 June 2018,

- Paragraph 54 filed during the oral proceedings before the Board of Appeal on 17 November 2022,

Figures 1-9 of the patent specification.