T 0989/01 of 14.11.2002

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T098901.20021114
Date of decision: 14 November 2002
Case number: T 0989/01
Online on: 7 February 2003
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 95102020.5
IPC class: B41J 2/045
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: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Drop-on-demand ink-jet printing head
Applicant name: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Opponent name: Océ-Technologies B.V.
Board: 3.2.05
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
Keywords: Inventive step: main request, first to fourth auxiliary request (no); fifth auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0337/00
Citing cases: -

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 the following documents:

(a) claims 1 to 10 filed as fifth auxiliary request during oral proceedings; and

(b) description: page 2 submitted during oral proceedings, and pages 3 to 9, columns 15 and 16, lines 1 to 22, as granted;