T 0376/02 of 07.06.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T037602.20050607
- Date of decision
- 7 June 2005
- Case number
- T 0376/02
- Online on
- 15 June 2005
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93310342.6
- IPC class
- G01M 11/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Ophthalmic lens inspection method and apparatus
- Applicant name
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC.
- Opponent name
- Novartis AG
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (main and first auxiliary request: yes) - specific combination of elements of the common general knowledge
Inventive step (main request: no; first auxiliary request: yes) - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
- claims: claims 1 and 22 according to the first auxiliary request filed by the patent proprietor with the letter dated 24.03.2005 and claims 2 to 21 according to the patent as granted,
- description: pages 2 to 18 of the patent as granted, and
- drawings: Figures 1 to 17a and 17b of the patent as granted.