T 0056/23 of 14.01.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T005623.20250114
- Date of decision
- 14 January 2025
- Case number
- T 0056/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 18210706.0
- IPC class
- A61F 2/24
- 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
- PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE
- Applicant name
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Opponent name
- 1. Meril GmbH
2. Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. - Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Divisional application - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application (yes)
Inventive step - common general knowledge
Inventive step - obvious combination of known features
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication: Auxiliary request 67
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - taken into account (yes)
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - Auxiliary request 73
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - taken into account (no)
Remittal - special reasons for remittal (no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0247/20
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked