T 0969/01 of 27.01.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T096901.20040127
- Date of decision
- 27 January 2004
- Case number
- T 0969/01
- Online on
- 30 March 2004
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 94914144.4
- IPC class
- B25J 21/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Articulated arm transfer device
- Applicant name
- BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.
- Opponent name
- Institute of Technological Information, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
Scope of protection extended (no) - 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 maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 19 as submitted on 27 January 2004,
- description pages 2, 2a, 3 and 4 as submitted on 27. January 2004,
- Figures 1 to 7 as granted.