European Patent Office

T 0918/24 of 25.08.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T091824.20260825
Date of decision
25 August 2026
Case number
T 0918/24
Online on
31 August 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
16719099.0
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
ANNULOPLASTY SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ANNULOPLASTY TREATMENT
Applicant name
Kephalios S.A.S.
Opponent name
Schlich, George William
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Description: pages 1 to 19 filed with the letter of 2 June 2026.

Claims: No. 1 to 9 of the new main request, filed as auxiliary request 4 on 29 August 2024.

Drawings: Figures 1 to 7 of the patent specification.