T 0059/98 of 10.04.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T005998.20020410
- Date of decision
- 10 April 2002
- Case number
- T 0059/98
- Online on
- 12 July 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91710020.8
- IPC class
- G01P 15/125
- 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
- Capacitive acceleration sensor with free diaphragm
- Applicant name
- COPAL COMPANY LIMITED
- Opponent name
- Mannesmann VDO AG
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 102(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Second auxiliary request - inventive step - (yes) after amendment
Maintenance - in amended form - 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version according to the respondent's second auxiliary request:
Claims: 1, 2, 3 filed at the oral proceedings on 10. April 2002,
Description: columns 1, 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 3b, 4 to 12 filed at the oral proceedings on 10. April 2002,
Drawings: Figures 1 to 5, 6A, 6B, 7 filed at the oral proceedings on 10 April 2002.