T 0359/98 of 30.03.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T035998.20000330
- Date of decision
- 30 March 2000
- Case number
- T 0359/98
- Online on
- 7 April 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89308374.1
- IPC class
- G02F 1/1335
- 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
- Back lighting device for a liquid crystal panel
- Applicant name
- Tosoh Corporation, et al
- Opponent name
- TA TRIUMPH-ADLER AG Patente & Warenzeichen
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
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- Cited 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 in amended form as follows:
Claims: claim 1 of the main request as filed with the statement of the grounds of appeal dated 12 June 1998 and claim 4 set out in the letter dated 23 March 2000 to become claim 2;
Description: columns 1 to 4 as granted;
Drawings: Figures 1 to 5 as granted.