European Patent Office

T 0684/04 of 05.07.2005

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T068404.20050705
Date of decision
5 July 2005
Case number
T 0684/04
Online on
23 September 2005
Petition for review of
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Application number
94107492.4
IPC class
B41J 2/045
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
Ink jet recording head
Applicant name
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Opponent name
Océ-Technologies B.V.
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step (main request, no; first auxiliary request, yes)
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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:

(a) claims 1 to 12 presented as first auxiliary request during oral proceedings; and

(b) description, page 2, presented during oral proceedings, and pages 3 to 6 as granted; and

(c) drawings, pages 9 to 19, as granted.