T 0194/89 of 04.12.1990
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1990:T019489.19901204
- Date of decision
- 4 December 1990
- Case number
- T 0194/89
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 80107037.6
- IPC class
- H02P 6/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Brushless DC motor
- Applicant name
- Intern. Business Machines
- Opponent name
- Papst Motoren GmbH
- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Clarity of claims
Insertion of the expression approximately (not
allowed)
Technical advantage (no requirement under the EPC) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The Respondent's main request is rejected.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form according to the Respondent's first subsidiary request, i.e. with Claims 1 to 4 as filed at the oral proceedings held on 4 December 1990 and page 1 of the description as filed on 30 March 1987, the rest of the patent specification (column 2, line 11 until column 4, line 50) and the drawings being unamended.