European Patent Office

T 0640/05 of 29.04.2008

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T064005.20080429
Date of decision
29 April 2008
Case number
T 0640/05
Online on
2 June 2008
Petition for review of
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Application number
95913564.1
IPC class
B05D 3/06
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
Ion beam process for deposition of highly abrasion-resistant coatings
Applicant name
Morgan Advanced Ceramics, Inc.
Opponent name
LEYBOLD OPTICS GmbH
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty (main and second auxiliary request - yes)
Admissibility of amendment of second auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step (main request - no, second auxiliary request - yes)
Request for apportionment of costs (refused)
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 request for apportionment of costs is refused.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

3. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:

Description:

columns 1 to 22 as filed during the oral proceedings

Claims:

claim 1 as filed as second auxiliary request during the oral proceedings

Drawings:

Figure 1 as granted