T 1234/06 of 16.09.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T123406.20080916
- Date of decision
- 16 September 2008
- Case number
- T 1234/06
- Online on
- 11 November 2008
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 97118944.4
- IPC class
- G01D 5/16
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Application title
- Magnetic encoder
- Applicant name
- Mitutoyo Corporation
- Opponent name
- TESA SA
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
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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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims: 1 - 10, filed as fourth auxiliary request during the oral proceedings;
- description columns 1 - 16 with two inserts for col. 3 and 4 respectively, filed during the oral proceedings;
- drawings, figures 1 - 9, 12 - 23B as granted, figures 10 and 11 being deleted.