European Patent Office

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)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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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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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.