T 1798/08 () of 21.8.2012

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T179808.20120821
Date of decision: 21 August 2012
Case number: T 1798/08
Application number: 99912385.4
IPC class: A61F 9/08
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 272 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Visual prosthesis
Applicant name: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Opponent name: IMI Intelligent Medical Implants AG
Board: 3.2.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 21(3)(a)
European Patent Convention Art 21(3)(b)
European Patent Convention Art 53(c)
European Patent Convention Art 54
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 64(1)
European Patent Convention Art 69(1)
European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)
European Patent Convention Art 114(2)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention R 102(g)
European Patent Convention R 124(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 9
Keywords: Added subject-matter (main request: yes; auxiliary request 1: no)
Exception from patentability (no)
Admissibility of late-filed evidence (yes/no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Referral of questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Request for legel hint (rejected)
Enlargement of the Board (no)
Interruption of oral proceedings (no)
Postponement of oral proceedings (no)
Request for recording a statement in the minutes of oral proceedings (rejected)
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
G 0005/83
G 0002/88
G 0001/04
G 0001/07
T 0015/91
T 0082/93
T 0712/93
T 0775/97
T 0071/06
T 1695/07
Citing decisions:
T 1407/08
T 1731/12

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