European Patent Office

T 0826/03 of 16.03.2007

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T082603.20070316
Date of decision
16 March 2007
Case number
T 0826/03
Petition for review of
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Application number
98923521.3
IPC class
G01R 7/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Electronic revenue meter with automatic service sensing
Applicant name
Schlumberger Resource Management Services, Inc.
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty and inventive step (yes)
Insufficient proof as to the date of publication of a Canadian application
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 examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following application documents:

claims: claims 1 to 12 filed with letter of 12 February 2001 and received on 14 February 2001;

description: pages 1, 4, 4bis and 52 filed with letter of 12 February 2001 and received on 14 February 2001;

pages 2, 3, and 5 to 51 as published;

drawings: sheets 1/25 to 25/25 as published.