T 0686/01 of 19.03.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T068601.20030319
- Date of decision
- 19 March 2003
- Case number
- T 0686/01
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93310341.8
- IPC class
- G01M 11/02
- 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
- Illumination and imaging subsystems for a lens inspection system
- Applicant name
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC.
- Opponent name
- Novartis AG
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 57(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (first auxiliary request: yes)
Admissibility of new request filed at the oral proceedings (yes, legitimate reaction to an objection raised by the other party, not introducing any new issues of substance) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0119/82
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
description: pages 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9 to 19 of the patent specification;
pages 2, 5 and 8 presented at the oral proceedings of 19 March 2003;
claims 1 to 14 of the first auxiliary request presented at the oral proceedings of 19 March 2003;
drawings of the patent specification.