T 1814/21 of 25.08.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T181421.20230825
- Date of decision
- 25 August 2023
- Case number
- T 1814/21
- Online on
- 12 October 2023
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 17187595.8
- IPC class
- A61F 2/24
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- TRUNCATED LEAFLET FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES
- Applicant name
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention R 100(2)
- Keywords
- Main request in appeal proceedings corresponding to request that was intended to be filed in oral proceedings before the opposition division
Withdrawal of appellant's objections against the main request - 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:
Description:
Paragraphs 1-6, 8-119 of the patent specification
7 filed during the oral
proceedings before the
opposition division on
15 March 2021
Claims:
No. 1-11 of the main request filed on
14 April 2022
Drawings:
Sheets 1/9-9/9 of the patent specification