T 0087/01 of 11.09.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T008701.20030911
- Date of decision
- 11 September 2003
- Case number
- T 0087/01
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 88112739.3
- IPC class
- G11B 7/09
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Optical pickup and hologram therefor
- Applicant name
- NEC Corporation
- Opponent name
- Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 69 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - main and first auxiliary request (no)
Extension of the protection - second auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - third auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 5, description and drawings as granted for the designated Contracting State FR only, and to revoke the patent for the designated Contracting States DE and GB, in accordance with the third auxiliary request of the proprietor.