T 0447/23 of 11.02.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T044723.20250211
- Date of decision
- 11 February 2025
- Case number
- T 0447/23
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 19154368.5
- 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
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- LOW PROFILE TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE
- Applicant name
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Opponent name
- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Divisional application - extension beyond the content of the earlier and the original applications as filed (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 1247/22
- Citing cases
- -
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:
- claims 1 to 16 of the main request ("Claim set B") as filed on 28 January 2022
- description and drawings of the patent specification.