T 0400/90 of 03.07.1991
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T040090.19910703
- Date of decision
- 3 July 1991
- Case number
- T 0400/90
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 81303528.4
- IPC class
- G01F 1/58
- 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
- Unitary electromagnetic flowmeter with sealed coils
- Applicant name
- Fischer & Porter Company
- Opponent name
- 1) Danfoss A/S
2) Flowtec AG - Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 87(1) 1973
- Keywords
- right to priority (yes; prior document disclosing
different invention)
additional subject-matter (no; feature unambigously
disclosed in application as filed)
inventive step (yes; after amendment) - Catchword
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- 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 maintain the patent in the form as maintained by the opposition division with the introduction of the word "flangeless" before "cylindrical housing" in Claim 1 (feature A).