T 0291/96 of 19.10.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T029196.20001019
- Date of decision
- 19 October 2000
- Case number
- T 0291/96
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91103956.8
- IPC class
- A61M 25/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Balloons for medical devices and fabrication thereof
- Applicant name
- Cordis Corporation
- Opponent name
- Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha Head Office
Schneider (Europe) AG
Guidant Corporation - Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) after amendment
Public prior use: (no) - insufficient probative value of evidence submitted - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0021/81
- Citing cases
- T 1550/06
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 with the following documents:
Claims: 1 to 7 submitted as 2nd auxiliary request at the oral proceedings
Description: pages 2a, 2b, 2c and 3 as submitted at the oral proceedings;
page 4 as granted;
page 5 as underlying the decision under appeal;
pages 6 to 10 as granted;
Figures: 1 to 7 as granted.