T 0288/02 of 22.04.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T028802.20040422
- Date of decision
- 22 April 2004
- Case number
- T 0288/02
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 97106589.1
- IPC class
- H01L 33/00
- 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
- Electro-magnetic transducers
- Applicant name
- MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, et al
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Definition of individual product features in a product claim by process features
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0150/82
- 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 grant a patent with the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 3, and pages 2, 2a, 3to 7 of the description filed during the oral proceedings.
- Figures 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5 and 6 as originally filed