European Patent Office

T 0418/92 of 10.03.1993

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T041892.19930310
Date of decision
10 March 1993
Case number
T 0418/92
Petition for review of
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Application number
89117081.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Method of and apparatus for drying articles
Applicant name
International Business Machines Corporation
Opponent name
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Board
3.2.03
Headnote
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Keywords
inventive step (yes); reimbursement of appeal fee (no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
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 grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:

Claims: 1 to 15 filed on 4 February 1993

Description: pages 1, 2, 2a and 4 filed on 4 February 1993; pages 3 and 5 to 10 as originally filed.

Drawings: sheet 1/1 filed on 20 January 1990.

In Claim 1, the following clerical errors should be amended:

Substitute "Method of ..." for "Method for ..."; "... across said articles;" for "... across said article;".

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is rejected.