European Patent Office

T 0882/98 of 19.06.2000

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T088298.20000619
Date of decision
19 June 2000
Case number
T 0882/98
Online on
30 June 2000
Petition for review of
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Application number
93830111.6
IPC class
G03G 15/08
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Developer supplying container, developing device having same and process cartridge
Applicant name
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty and inventive step (yes, after amendment)
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 grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:

Claims: 1 (first portion), 5 (second portion) and 6 to 9 filed with the letter dated 5. May 2000;

1. (second portion), 2 to 4 and 5 (first portion) filed with the letter dated 19. April 2000.

Description: pages 1, 4, 5, 7 to 13, 15 and 16 as originally filed;

pages 2 and 2a filed with the letter dated 12 September 1997;

pages 3 and 3a filed with the letter dated 19 April 2000;

page 3b filed with the letter dated 5. May 2000;

pages 6 and 14 filed with the letter dated 13 November 1996;

the word "adjacent" in line 35 of page 3 being amended to "contiguous", in accordance with the appellant's request in the telephone conversion of 9 June 2000.

Drawings: Sheets 1/5 to 5/5 as originally filed.