T 2742/18 (Brain stimulator / Cortigent) of 08.09.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T274218.20230908
- Date of decision
- 8 September 2023
- Case number
- T 2742/18
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 08782410.8
- IPC class
- A61N 1/36A61N 1/05A61N 1/375
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR THE BRAIN
- Applicant name
- Cortigent, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Pixium Vision SA
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 53(c)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)
- Keywords
- Exceptions to patentability - method for treatment by surgery (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - all requests (yes)
Amendments - main request, first auxiliary request
Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendments - seventh auxiliary request
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - second auxiliary request (no)
Inventive step - third auxiliary request (no)
Inventive step - seventh auxiliary request (yes)
Amendment to case - seventh auxiliary request
Amendment to case - amendment admitted (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0960/15
- Citing cases
- -
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 on the basis of
- the claims of the seventh auxiliary request, filed with reply to the appeal;
- the drawings as in the patent;
and to adapt the description as necessary.