T 1650/21 of 12.04.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T165021.20240412
- Date of decision
- 12 April 2024
- Case number
- T 1650/21
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14186568.3
- IPC class
- A61F 2/24
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Paravalvular leak sealing mechanism
- Applicant name
- St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - improvement not credible
Inventive step - obvious solution
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendment to case - admissibly raised and maintained (yes) - Catchword
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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 in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 4 as submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal of the appellant-patent proprietor and a description and figures to be adapted.