T 0999/23 of 31.07.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T099923.20250731
- Date of decision
- 31 July 2025
- Case number
- T 0999/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 19191125.4
- IPC class
- A61F 2/24
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PERIVALVULAR SEALING FOR TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE
- Applicant name
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Opponent name
- MEDTRONIC INC.
Meril GmbH
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. - Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(1)European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)
- Keywords
- Amendment to case - auxiliary request 3
Amendment to case - admitted (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - main request and auxiliary
requests 1 and 2 (yes) - auxiliary request 3 (no)
Claims - clarity
Claims - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first instance (yes) - Catchword
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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 for further prosecution.