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Date of decision 04 May 2005
Case number T 1172/03 - 3.2.2
Application number 96914574.7
IPC A61B17/36
Proceedings Language EN
Title of the application Apparatus for skin resurfacing
Applicant name Thermage
Opponent name -
Headnote
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Articles and Rules EPC . Art 52(4)
Keywords
Method of treatment by surgery excluded from patentability (yes)
Cited Decisions G 0005/83
G 0002/88
T 0144/83
T 0081/84
T 0116/85
T 0290/86
T 0385/86
T 0774/89
T 0780/89
T 0182/90
T 0024/91
T 0438/91
T 0820/92
T 1077/93
T 0329/94
T 0775/97
T 0383/03
Catchwords:
The patentability of a surgical method claimed as a cosmetic method must be excluded, if the cosmetic use of the method is only expressed in the claim as a mere intention of the person using the method.

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