T 0247/00 of 28.11.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T024700.20031128
- Date of decision
- 28 November 2003
- Case number
- T 0247/00
- Online on
- 23 December 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96926688.1
- IPC class
- G01R 33/20
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- System and method for contraband detection using nuclear quadrupole resonance
- Applicant name
- Quantum Magnetics, Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- 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 department of the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the appellant's request, according to the following documents:
- Claims 1 and 10 faxed on 7 November 2003 and claims 2 to 9, 11 and 12 filed in the oral proceedings on 9 October 2003;
- Pages 5 to 7 of the description filed in the oral proceedings with pages 1 to 4 and 8 to 23 of the description as originally filed;
- Figures 1 to 7 as originally filed.