T 0778/02 of 01.07.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T077802.20030701
- Date of decision
- 1 July 2003
- Case number
- T 0778/02
- Online on
- 15 July 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94305406.4
- IPC class
- G02F 1/1339
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method of manufacturing a liquid crystal panel assembly
- Applicant name
- TOPPAN PRINTING CO. LTD.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Interpretation of claim wording for question of novelty
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - 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 grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: 1 to 20 (claims pages 88 to 91, 91A, 92 and 93) as received with letter of 4 June 2003;
Description: page 1 as received with letter of 4 June 2003;
pages 2 to 15, 19 to 23, 25, 29 to 87 as originally filed; with cancellation of page 28 as originally filed;
pages 16, 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, 18, 24, 26 and 27 filed with letter of 13 June 2000;
Drawings: sheets 1/21 to 21/21 as originally filed.