T 0941/93 of 23.04.1996
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T094193.19960423
- Date of decision
- 23 April 1996
- Case number
- T 0941/93
- Online on
- 23 April 1996
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 86104764.5
- IPC class
- G06F 15/72
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Applicant name
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments (admissible) - based on description
Novelty (yes) - not at issue
Inventive step (new claim not yet examined against prior art including new document) - remittal appropriate
Amendments - agreed by the boards
Decision re appeals - remittal (yes) - Catchword
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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 for further prosecution on the basis of:
- claim 1 filed on 13 February 1996,
- the dependent claims filed on 13 February 1996 and on 29 September 1993,
- the description as proposed to be amended on 13 February 1996,
- the drawings as published.