T 1763/06 of 15.09.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176306.20090915
- Date of decision
- 15 September 2009
- Case number
- T 1763/06
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99308360.9
- IPC class
- G02C 7/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Progressive addition lenses
- Applicant name
- ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
- Opponent name
- Rodenstock GmbH
Essilor International (Cie Générale d'Optique) - Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 107 1973European Patent Convention Art 117(1)(e)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Admissibility of amended claim request (yes)
Added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty and inventive step (yes)
Offer of experts' opinion (not followed) - Catchword
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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 as amended in the following version:
- description: pages 2 to 6 of the patent specification,
- claims: No. 1 to 5 according to the main request filed in the oral proceedings of 15 September 2009, and
- drawings: pages 10 to 12 of the patent specification (Figures 1a to 5d).