| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T015203.20040422 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 22 April 2004 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0152/03 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 97112837.6 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | A61B 17/12 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | C | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Endovascular electrolytically detachable wire for thrombus formation | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | The Regents of the University of California | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | EFMT Entwicklungs- und Forschungszentrum für Mikrotherapie GmbH Dendron GmbH ev3 EUROPE SAS |
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| Board: | 3.2.02 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Allegation of public prior use (inadmissible) Novelty (yes), inventive step (yes) |
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Evidence of prior use which is in the posession of an opponent should be submitted as soon as it is recognised as being highly relevant, particularly in cases where the evidence is likely to be contested, such as for deciding the question of confidentiality of the prior use. |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t030152eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021