T 0415/97 of 26.04.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T041597.19990426
- Date of decision
- 26 April 1999
- Case number
- T 0415/97
- Online on
- 7 May 1999
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 92106241.0
- IPC class
- A61B 17/064
- 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
- Reduced mass absorbable surgical fastener and retainer
- Applicant name
- United States Surgical Corporation
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty and inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
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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 Examining Division for further prosecution on the basis of claim 1 according to the main request (proposal B filed with letter dated 5. November 1996).