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
- IPC class
- F26B 21/12F26B 5/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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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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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- 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.