T 0907/08 of 28.09.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T090708.20100928
- Date of decision
- 28 September 2010
- Case number
- T 0907/08
- Online on
- 19 October 2010
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 95120185.4
- IPC class
- G01D 5/245
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
- 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
- Incremental encoder
- Applicant name
- Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
- Opponent name
- DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
Description:
Pages 2, 4, 5, 6 of the patent specification,
page 3 received during the oral proceedings of 28 September 2010.
Claims:
Claim 1 of "New Claim 1" filed with letter dated 1 July 2008.
Drawings:
Figures 1 - 8 of the patent specification.