T 1336/09 of 14.12.2011

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T133609.20111214
Date of decision: 14 December 2011
Case number: T 1336/09
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 99904082.7
IPC class: G01F 1/84
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
Download: Decision in English
OJ versions: No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING CALIBRATION OF A CORIOLIS FLOWMETER
Applicant name: MICRO MOTION INCORPORATED
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.4.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 115 European Patent Convention Art 54 European Patent Convention Art 56 European Patent Convention R 114 European Patent Convention R 50(3)European Patent Convention R 86
Keywords: Novelty and inventive step (yes)
third party observations - filed late and anonymously (admitted into the procedure)
Catchword: See point 2
Cited cases: G 0001/03 G 0002/03 T 0735/04 T 0258/05 T 0146/07
Citing cases: -

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 in the following version:

Description:

pages 1, 4 - 17 of the published version of WO99/39164, and pages 2, 2a, 3 and 18 filed at the oral proceedings before the board on 14 December 2011;

Claims:

1 - 17 of the Main Request filed at the oral proceedings before the board on 14 December 2011;

Drawings:

Sheets 1/10 - 10/10 of WO99/39164 as published.