T 2102/12 of 30.04.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T210212.20130430
- Date of decision
- 30 April 2013
- Case number
- T 2102/12
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08866761.3
- IPC class
- A61B 19/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Medical robotic system with functionality to determine and display a distance indicated by movement of a tool robotically manipulated by an operator
- Applicant name
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Method claim including an "unclaimed" surgical process - clarity (no; main and auxiliary requests 1 to 3)
Added subject-matter (yes; auxiliary request 4) - 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 department of first instance for further prosecution.