T 0119/93 (Method a.System for identifying objects, such as bank cheques) of 17.04.1996
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T011993.19960417
- Date of decision
- 17 April 1996
- Case number
- T 0119/93
- Online on
- 15 May 1996
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 82111442.8
- IPC class
- G06K 7/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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 and apparatus for identifying indicia
- Applicant name
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Opponent name
- GAO Gesellschaft für Automation und Organisation mbH
- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- 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 with the following documents:
claims 1 to 3 filed on 15 March 1996;
the description as granted, with the amendments to page 2, lines 23 to 48, filed during the oral proceedings;
drawings as granted.