T 0568/04 of 13.09.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T056804.20060913
- Date of decision
- 13 September 2006
- Case number
- T 0568/04
- Online on
- 27 October 2006
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96935168.3
- IPC class
- G01D 5/34
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Opto-electronic rotary encoder
- Applicant name
- Renishaw plc
- Opponent name
- DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 111 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main, first auxiliary request (no)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficieny - second auxiliary request (remittal) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
- The decision under appeal is set aside.
- The case is remitted to the first instance for further prosecution on the basis of the second auxiliary request.