T 1207/01 (Mass spectrometer/FINNIGAN) of 17.12.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T120701.20031217
- Date of decision
- 17 December 2003
- Case number
- T 1207/01
- Online on
- 18 May 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 86303906.1
- IPC class
- H01J 49/42
- 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
- Method of operating an ion trap
- Applicant name
- Thermo Finnigan LLC
- Opponent name
- Bruker-Franzen Analytik GmbH
Franzen J., Dr - Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973European Patent Convention R 72 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - first auxiliary request (yes)
Substantial procedural violation (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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent with the following documents:
Claim 1 according to the first auxiliary request as filed with the letter dated 17 November 2003, Claims 2 to 4 as granted,
Description pages 2, 4, and 5 as filed during the oral proceedings, other description pages and figures as granted.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is rejected.