T 0092/94 of 13.01.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T009294.20000113
- Date of decision
- 13 January 2000
- Case number
- T 0092/94
- Online on
- 1 March 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 87906139.8
- IPC class
- G01R 27/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Capacitor array sensors tactile and proximity sensing and methods of use thereof
- Applicant name
- EXTRUDE HONE CORPORATION
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inadmissible generalisation (main request)
Inventive step (auxiliary request: 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 main request is refused.
3. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents according to the auxiliary request:
Claims: No. 1 to 24 as filed with the letter dated 24 November 1999;
Description: pages 5, 5a as filed with the letter dated 24 November 1999,
pages 7, 16, 18, 26, 27 and 28 as filed for the main request with the letter dated 24 November 1999,
pages 1 to 4, 6, 8 to 15, 17, 19 to 25 and 29 to 34 as originally filed;
Drawings: Sheets 1/2 to 2/2 as originally filed.