T 0781/94 of 15.01.1996
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T078194.19960115
- Date of decision
- 15 January 1996
- Case number
- T 0781/94
- Online on
- 26 February 1996
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 85110377.0
- IPC class
- G06K 11/18
- 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
- Computer data entry and manipulation apparatus
- Applicant name
- VPL RESEARCH, INC.
- Opponent name
- VIRTUALITY ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments before grant (admissible) - claim not more specific than disclosed
Amendments in opposition appeal (admissible) - added features disclosed
Inventive step (yes) - modification of known system not obvious from either one of other prior art documents - 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 with the order to maintain the patent as amended on the basis of the following documents:
Description:
pages 2, 3 and 5 filed on 15 January 1996,
page 4 as published;
claims:
1. to 8 filed on 15 January 1996;
drawings:
sheet 1 to 3 (Figures 1 to 9) as published,
sheet 4 (Figures 10 to 13) filed on 15. January 1996.