T 0170/20 (Bioactive bone graft substitute/Orthovita) of 12.12.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T017020.20221212
- Date of decision
- 12 December 2022
- Case number
- T 0170/20
- Online on
- 18 January 2023
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 15155133.0
- IPC class
- A61L 27/58A61L 27/46A61L 27/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Bioactive bone graft substitute
- Applicant name
- Orthovita, Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - unexpected improvement shown - 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 examining division with order to grant a patent in the following version:
Claims:
No. 1 to 9 filed with the letter of 7 December 2022
Description:
pages 1-31 filed with the letter of 7 December 2022