European Patent Office

T 1774/11 of 22.02.2016

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T177411.20160222
Date of decision
22 February 2016
Case number
T 1774/11
Online on
1 March 2016
Petition for review of
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Application number
04754839.1
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LEAK DETECTION BY THE ACCUMULATION METHOD
Applicant name
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Added subject-matter (main request - yes)
Clarity (main and first auxiliary request - no)
Inventive step (amended first auxiliary request - yes)
Catchword
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Cited 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 in the following version:

- claims: 1 to 17 labelled "auxiliary request 1.5" filed with the letter dated 4 January 2016;

- description: pages 1 and 4 of the application as originally filed, pages 2 and 5 filed with the letter dated 4 January 2016, and page 3 filed with the letter dated 14 January 2016; and

- drawings: drawing sheets 1/2 and 2/2 of the application as originally filed.

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.