T 0585/06 of 29.07.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T058506.20080729
- Date of decision
- 29 July 2008
- Case number
- T 0585/06
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 97118720.8
- IPC class
- G01D 5/347
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- Optical displacement detecting apparatus
- Applicant name
- Mitutoyo Corporation
- Opponent name
- DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 67
- Keywords
- Inventive step - all requests (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no, former member of the boards of appeal sits beside the representative of a party and assists him at oral proceedings without addressing the opposition division, see point 5 of the Reasons) - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.