European Patent Office

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)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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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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Keywords
Second auxiliary request - inventive step - (yes) after amendment
Maintenance - in amended form
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:

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.