T 0667/01 (Optical recording medium/SANYO) of 15.02.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T066701.20060215
- Date of decision
- 15 February 2006
- Case number
- T 0667/01
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90109147.0
- IPC class
- G11B 7/24
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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 recording medium and a system comprising a reproduction apparatus and the optical recording medium
- Applicant name
- SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- Akzo Nobel N.V.
- Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - public availability (no)
Novelty - prior European application (yes, after amendment)
Amendments - disclaimer with respect to prior European application (admissible) - 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of:
- Claims 1 - 4 as filed during the oral proceedings
- Description pages 1 - 7 of the patent as granted with the amendment to page 2 filed during the oral proceedings
- Figures 1 - 9 of the patent as granted