T 0130/97 of 18.07.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T013097.20010718
- Date of decision
- 18 July 2001
- Case number
- T 0130/97
- Online on
- 17 September 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89302973.6
- IPC class
- A61N 1/365
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Rate-responsive pacemaker with closed-loop control
- Applicant name
- TELECTRONICS N.V.
- Opponent name
- Biotronik Mess- und Therapiegeräte GmbH & Co Ingenieurbüro
Berlin - Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step - (yes) after amendment - 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the respondent's second auxiliary request, as follows:
Claims 1 to 17 filed in the oral proceedings,
Columns 1 to 47 of the patent specification, with column 3, lines 11 to 13 deleted,
Figures 1 to 30 as granted.