T 0415/09 of 23.05.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T041509.20110523
- Date of decision
- 23 May 2011
- Case number
- T 0415/09
- Online on
- 6 June 2011
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98914045.4
- IPC class
- G01F 1/66
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER
- Applicant name
- Panasonic Corporation
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - -
Novelty (yes) - - - 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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: 1 to 18, enclosed with a letter dated
11 February 2011;
Description: pages 1, 12 - 64 as originally filed;
pages 2 and 11, enclosed with a letter
dated 5 August 2005;
Drawings: sheets 1/18 - 18/18 as originally filed.