T 2102/12 () of 30.4.2013

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T210212.20130430
Date of decision: 30 April 2013
Case number: T 2102/12
Application number: 08866761.3
IPC class: A61B 19/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 150 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: 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 84
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
Keywords: Method claim including an "unclaimed" surgical process - clarity (no; main and auxiliary requests 1 to 3)
Added subject-matter (yes; auxiliary request 4)
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
G 0001/07
T 0836/08
Citing decisions:
-

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t122102eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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