T 1683/10 of 16.04.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T168310.20130416
- Date of decision
- 16 April 2013
- Case number
- T 1683/10
- Online on
- 22 April 2013
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04252481.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Infrared defect detection via broad-band acoustics
- Applicant name
- United Technologies Corporation
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Clarity (yes - amended claims)
Novelty and inventive step (yes
Novelty - amended claims) - Catchword
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- 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 grant a patent on the basis of the following application documents:
- claims: claims 1 to 19 filed with the letter dated 4 April 2013;
- description: page 1 filed with the letter dated 18 December 2007, pages 1a and 2 to 4 filed with the letter dated 4 April 2013, and pages 5 and 6 of the application as filed; and
- drawings: sheets 1/4 to 3/4 of the application as filed, sheet 4/4 of the application being cancelled.