T 0749/03 of 15.09.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T074903.20050915
- Date of decision
- 15 September 2005
- Case number
- T 0749/03
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 95308004.1
- IPC class
- G01D 5/36
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Optical encoder
- Applicant name
- Mitutoyo Corporation
- Opponent name
- Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 69 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 29(4) 1973
- Keywords
- Extent of protection by replacing features in independent claim by those from an improperly appended dependent claim (here: no)
Inventive step (no) - Catchword
- -
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.