T 1400/16 of 27.10.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T140016.20171027
- Date of decision
- 27 October 2017
- Case number
- T 1400/16
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 10164299.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Dental extraoral x-ray imaging system and method
- Applicant name
- Oy Ajat Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Clara Sattler de Sousa e Brito
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 87(1)
- Keywords
- Clarity (yes)
Right of priority (main request - no; auxiliary request 4 - yes) - earlier application for the same invention
Novelty (main request
Novelty - no)
Added subject-matter (auxiliary request 4 - no)
Extension of scope of protection (auxiliary request 4 - no) - Catchword
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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 maintain the patent on the basis of:
- claims 1 to 7 of auxiliary request 4 filed with letter dated 21 December 2016;
- description pages 2 to 7, 10 and 11 of the patent as granted and pages 8, 8A and 9 filed during oral proceedings; and
- Figures 1 to 8h (12 pages) of the patent as granted.