T 0183/12 of 09.08.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T018312.20130809
- Date of decision
- 9 August 2013
- Case number
- T 0183/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02024292.1
- IPC class
- G03G 9/08G03G 9/087G03G 9/097
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Toner for developing electrostatic image, developer including the toner, container containing the toner, and developing method using the toner
- Applicant name
- Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes (unexpected improvement shown)
- Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 2561/11
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 15 filed with letter dated 20 April 2009, after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.