European Patent Office

T 0476/09 vom 21.09.2012

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T047609.20120921
Datum der Entscheidung
21. September 2012
Aktenzeichen
T 0476/09
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
03014697.1
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Toner for developing latent electrostatic image, container having the same, developer using the same, process for developing using the same, image-forming process using the same, image-forming apparatus using the same, and image-forming process cartridge using the same
Name des Antragstellers
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Name des Einsprechenden
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Kammer
3.3.09
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 87European Patent Convention R 106Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Schlagwörter
Admissibility of requests filed with grounds of appeal - yes
Admissibility of fresh documents - yes
Remittal - no
Priority - no, all requests
Main request and auxiliary requests 1 and 2 - novelty - yes; inventive step - no
Auxiliary request 3 - inventive step - yes
Objection under Rule 106 EPC - dismissed
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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent with the following claims:

Claims 1-25 of auxiliary request 3 filed during the oral proceedings before the board, and

a description to be adapted, if necessary.