T 0479/88 of 23.11.1989
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1989:T047988.19891123
- Date of decision
- 23 November 1989
- Case number
- T 0479/88
- Online on
- 11 December 1989
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 84901924.5
- IPC class
- H03M 1/22
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Linear position encoder
- Applicant name
- Caterpillar Ind.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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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 first instance with the order to grant a patent according to the Appellant's request as referred to in the foregoing paragraph VI under the proviso that the description is amended as indicated in paragraph 3 of the reasons of this decision.