European Patent Office

T 1247/19 of 25.01.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T124719.20240125
Date of decision
25 January 2024
Case number
T 1247/19
Online on
4 March 2024
Petition for review of
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Application number
14158156.1
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
Implantable device
Applicant name
MPS Micro Precision Systems AG
Opponent name
Lakeview Innovation Ltd.
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request I (no) - auxiliary request II (yes)
Late-filed evidence - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal - admitted (yes)
Late-filed facts - submitted during oral proceedings admitted (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
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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 to 12 of auxiliary request II, filed with

letter dated 25 November 2019

- description pages 2 to 4 as filed at the oral

proceedings before the Board

- drawings of the patent specification