T 0509/10 of 09.09.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T050910.20140909
- Date of decision
- 9 September 2014
- Case number
- T 0509/10
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 98112687.3
- IPC class
- F03H 1/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Electrostatic propulsion system, spacecraft and propulsion method therefor
- Applicant name
- Hughes Electronics Corporation
- Opponent name
- Astrium Limited
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- 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 in amended form with the following documents:
Description:
Columns 1, 2, 5-8 of the patent specification,
Columns 3, 4, 9-11 as filed in the oral proceedings before the Board,
Claims:
Claims 1-7 filed with telefax on 14 August 2009,
Claim 8 filed during the oral proceedings on 15 September 2009,
Drawings:
Figures 1-6, 7A, 7B of the patent specification.