T 0990/07 vom 23.02.2010
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T099007.20100223
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 23. Februar 2010
- Aktenzeichen
- T 0990/07
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 04255379.2
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- An die Kammervorsitzenden und -mitglieder verteilt (B)
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- Entscheidung auf Englisch
- Amtsblattfassungen
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- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- Portable terminal apparatus
- Name des Antragstellers
- FUJITSU LIMITED
- Name des Einsprechenden
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- Kammer
- 3.4.01
- Leitsatz
The purpose of the "examples" evoked in Rule 27(1)(e) EPC 1973 appears primarily to be to complete an otherwise incomplete teaching. As a consequence, the application cannot be refused under this provision if the description is considered to describe, despite the presence of erroneous drawings and the resulting lack of examples actually embodying the invention, "one way of carrying out the invention" (cf. point 3).
- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 27(1)(e) 1973
- Schlagwörter
- Sufficiency of disclosure despite the absence of examples embodying the invention (yes)
Intermediate generalisation (allowable)
Clarity (yes)
Novelty -inventive step (yes) - Orientierungssatz
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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 examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the appellant's main request, i.e.:
- claims: 1-5 as approved by the appellant (cf. annex to the attendance note about a phone conversation held on 29 January 2010).
- description pages: 1-14 as approved by the appellant (cf. annex to the attendance note about a phone conversation held on 29 January 2010).
- drawing sheets 1/9 - 9/9 as originally filed.