T 0172/82 (Particle analyzer) of 19.05.1983
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1983:T017282.19830519
- Date of decision
- 19 May 1983
- Case number
- T 0172/82
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 80100890.5
- IPC class
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- Language of proceedings
- German
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
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- Applicant name
- Contraves
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- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
The deletion of a feature in a claim is admissible if the sole purpose of such deletion is to clarify and/or resolve an inconsistency.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - Deletion of a feature
Deletion of a feature - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision of the Examining Division of the European Patent Office dated 29 June 1982 is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a European patent on the basis of the following documents: description, one claim and two pages of drawings, all received on 4 May 1983.