T 0453/03 of 06.12.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T045303.20051206
- Date of decision
- 6 December 2005
- Case number
- T 0453/03
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 94117027.6
- IPC class
- G01D 5/38
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Rotary encoder
- Applicant name
- CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Opponent name
- DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (no) - auxiliary request 1 (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1509/09
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
- the decision under appeal is set aside.
- the case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1-10 of the first auxiliary request, filed on 6 December 2005, and the description and drawings as maintained by the Opposition Division.