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)
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- Decision in English
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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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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- 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.