T 0131/97 of 23.04.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T013197.20010423
- Date of decision
- 23 April 2001
- Case number
- T 0131/97
- Online on
- 8 June 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89300895.3
- IPC class
- A61N 1/365
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Minute volume rate-responsive pacemaker
- 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 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter (no)
Novelty and inventive step - (yes) after amendment - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision of the opposition division is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: Nos. 1 to 6 as filed at the oral proceedings on 23 April 2001,
Description: columns 1 to 6 as filed at the oral proceedings on 23 April 2001, columns 7 to 13 of the patent as granted,
Drawings: Figures 1 to 3 and 4A to 4E of the patent as granted.