T 1011/23 of 05.06.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T101123.20250605
- Date of decision
- 5 June 2025
- Case number
- T 1011/23
- Online on
- 8 August 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 18210741.7
- 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
- PROSTHETIC 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 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(5)
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Discretion not to admit submission - requirements of Art. 12(3) RPBA 2020 met (no)
Discretion not to admit submission - submission admitted (no) - Catchword
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is maintained as granted.