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)
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- Decision in English
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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
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- 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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- 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 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.