T 0451/98 of 24.06.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T045198.20030624
- Date of decision
- 24 June 2003
- Case number
- T 0451/98
- Online on
- 18 August 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89303019.7
- IPC class
- A61N 1/365
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Pacemaker with improved automatic output regulation
- Applicant name
- Pacesetter, Inc.
- 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 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - first auxiliary request (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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the appellant's first auxiliary request, as follows:
Claims 1 to 6 filed in the oral proceedings;
columns 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10 of the description filed in the oral proceedings;
columns 3, 4, 7, 8, 11 to 47 of the description as granted;
Figures 1 to 30 as granted.