T 0497/98 of 10.12.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T049798.20011210
- Date of decision
- 10 December 2001
- Case number
- T 0497/98
- Online on
- 11 January 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91310446.9
- IPC class
- A61B 8/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Transesophageal ultrasonic scanhead
- Applicant name
- ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.
- Opponent name
- Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
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- Cited 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 submitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 12 as submitted at the oral proceedings and the description and the figures as granted.