European Patent Office

T 0032/82 (Control Circuit) of 14.03.1984

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1984:T003282.19840314
Date of decision
14 March 1984
Case number
T 0032/82
Petition for review of
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Application number
79300048.0
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Language of proceedings
English
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Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Application title
Control circuit for energizing an electrically ignited load
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ICI
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3.5.01
Headnote

It follows from Art. 113(2) EPC that, when deciding the appeal a Board of Appeal has no authority to order the grant of a European patent containing claims which are different from those submitted by the applicant in their content or interdependency.

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Disclosure (implicit) in prior art
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ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

the appeal against the decision of the Examining Division of the European Patent Office dated 18 September 1981 is dismissed.