European Patent Office

T 0546/98 of 20.10.1999

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T054698.19991020
Date of decision
20 October 1999
Case number
T 0546/98
Petition for review of
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Application number
86115473.0
IPC class
A61F 2/04
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Expandable intraluminal graft, and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft
Applicant name
Palmaz, Julio C.
Opponent name
Advanced Surgical Intervention, Inc.
Boston Scientific Corporation
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Inadmissibility of reconsidering patentability of the claims after appeal decision T 0818/93 ordering remittal to the first instance for adapting the description
Description properly adapted to amended claims
Apportionment of costs - refused
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - refused
Catchword
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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 in amended form on the basis of the documents defined in the decision under appeal, provided that page 3a of the description is replaced by page 3a of the description submitted at the oral proceedings of 20 October 1999.

3. Both requests for apportionment of costs are rejected.