T 0182/90 (Blood flow) of 30.7.1993

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T018290.19930730
Date of decision: 30 July 1993
Case number: T 0182/90
Application number: 86102544.3
IPC class: A61B 5/02
A61B 5/07
A61J 1/00
A61K 9/50
A61K 49/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 533 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: -
Applicant name: See-Shell
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.2.02
Headnote: I. The presence of a surgical step in a multi-step method for treatment of the human or animal body normally confers a surgical character on that method (cf. point 2.5.1).
II. However, a method which includes a surgical step practised on a living laboratory animal and, in addition, a step of sacrificing said animal, which step is also necessary to carry out the method, cannot be regarded in its entirety as a method for treatment of the animal by surgery in the sense of Article 52(4) EPC (cf. point 2.5.2).
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(4)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 67
Keywords: Patentable inventions - surgical treatment (no)
Catchwords:

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