T 0129/14 of 17.09.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T012914.20140917
- Date of decision
- 17 September 2014
- Case number
- T 0129/14
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 04729259.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- 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
- MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS
- Applicant name
- HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 82European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 164(2)European Patent Convention R 44Guidelines_Section F, Chapter V-7 and V-9
- Keywords
- Unity of invention - lack of unity a posteriori (no)
Unity of invention - single general inventive concept (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - substantial procedural violation (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0344/21
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside and the case is remitted to the department of first instance for further prosecution.
2. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.