T 1888/22 of 22.05.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T188822.20250522
- Date of decision
- 22 May 2025
- Case number
- T 1888/22
- Online on
- 23 June 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 15181794.7
- IPC class
- A61B 18/24
- 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
- ENDOLUMINAL LASER ABLATION DEVICE FOR TREATING VEINS
- Applicant name
- biolitec Unternehmensbeteiligungs II AG
- Opponent name
- Light Guide Optics Germany GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)
- Keywords
- Main request - auxiliary requests 1 and 2 - Novelty - (no)
auxiliary request 3 - Amendment to case - amendment overcomes objection (yes)
auxiliary request 3 - clarity - (yes)
auxiliary request 3 - Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
auxiliary request 3 - Divisional application - added subject-matter (no)
auxiliary request 3 - Amendments - added subject-matter (no) - broadening of scope of protection (no)
auxiliary request 3 - Novelty (yes) - Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The impugned decision 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 set of claims of auxiliary request 3, filed with the statement of grounds of appeal, and a description to be adapted.