T 2216/22 of 30.04.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T221622.20240430
- Date of decision
- 30 April 2024
- Case number
- T 2216/22
- Online on
- 10 May 2024
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 11704362.0
- IPC class
- A61F 2/24
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- CATHETER ASSEMBLY WITH VALVE CRIMPING ACCESSORIES
- Applicant name
- Medtronic Vascular Inc.
- Opponent name
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54
- Keywords
- Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Novelty - main request (yes) - 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 in amended form with the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 9 according to the auxiliary request 1 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal;
- Description of the patent specification;
- Figures of the patent specification.