European Patent Office

T 0442/00 of 26.05.2003

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T044200.20030526
Date of decision
26 May 2003
Case number
T 0442/00
Online on
25 June 2003
Petition for review of
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Application number
93101796.6
IPC class
E21B 10/46
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Improved anti-whirl drill bit
Applicant name
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
Opponent name
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Board
3.2.03
Headnote
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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 first instance with the order to grant a patent with the following documents:

- claim 1 submitted with letter of 8 May 2003,

- claims 2 to 8 filed with letter of 10 February 2000,

- description pages 1 to 10 submitted with letter of 8. May 2003 and

- drawings Figures 1 to 4 as originally filed.