European Patent Office

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
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Application number
94117027.6
IPC class
G01D 5/38
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Rotary encoder
Applicant name
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Opponent name
DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH
Board
3.4.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step - main request (no) - auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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.