T 1131/12 (Light signal detection/TOPCON) of 08.02.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T113112.20130208
- Date of decision
- 8 February 2013
- Case number
- T 1131/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 95400425.5
- IPC class
- H04B 10/06
- 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
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- Application title
- Apparatus for detecting a light signal
- Applicant name
- Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(1)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes (after amendment)
Substantive procedural violation - raised one week prior the oral proceeedings and partly substantiated only during the oral proceedings
Reimbursement of the appeal fee - no - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 2707/16
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 for further prosecution on the basis of claim 1 of the main request as submitted during the oral proceedings.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.