T 0188/05 () of 18.6.2007 | XEPC: EPC and PCT resource

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T018805.20070618

Date of decision:

18 June 2007

Case number:

T 0188/05

Application number:

95937462.0

IPC class:

A61M 29/00

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 42Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Stent and method of manufacture

Applicant name:

Medtronic AVE, Inc.

Opponent name:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Board:

3.2.05

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10a
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10b
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 18

Keywords:

Admissibility of late filed submissions (no)
Clarity (yes)
Extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Catchwords:

Cited decisions:

Citing decisions:

T 1774/07
T 0424/11
T 1589/12

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t050188eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021