T 0168/24 (MRI-Safe Implantable Disk Magnet /MED-EL) of 21.01.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T016824.20250121
- Date of decision
- 21 January 2025
- Case number
- T 0168/24
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 16189856.4
- IPC class
- A61N 1/372A61N 1/36
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- MRI-SAFE DISK MAGNET FOR IMPLANTS
- Applicant name
- MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH
- Opponent name
- Advanced Bionics AG
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Adaptation of the Description - Auxiliary request 2 (allowable)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0697/22
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form upon the basis of the claim found allowable in decision T 732/21 and a description amended according to auxiliary request 2 filed on 6 October 2023 and the figures as granted.