T 1080/98 of 06.11.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T108098.20021106
- Date of decision
- 6 November 2002
- Case number
- T 1080/98
- Online on
- 27 January 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90303738.0
- 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
- Cardiac therapy device
- Applicant name
- VENTRITEX, 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 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - no (main request)
Inventive step - no (first auxiliary request)
Novelty and inventive step - yes (second auxiliary request) - 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 following documents according to the respondent's second auxiliary request:
Claims: 1 to 10 filed in the oral proceedings held on 6 November 2002;
Description: pages 2 and 4 filed in the oral proceedings,
pages 3 and 5 to 7 as granted;
Figures: 1 to 5 as granted.