T 0768/24 of 20.05.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T076824.20260520
- Date of decision
- 20 May 2026
- Case number
- T 0768/24
- Online on
- 24 July 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 12784809.1
- IPC class
- A61F 2/24
- 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
- DEVICE FOR HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT
- Applicant name
- Twelve, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - auxiliary request (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request (yes)
Remittal - special reasons for remittal
Remittal - (no) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeals are dismissed.