T 0439/96 of 08.01.1997
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T043996.19970108
- Date of decision
- 8 January 1997
- Case number
- T 0439/96
- Online on
- 31 January 1997
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91907121.7
- IPC class
- G01B 21/04
- 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
- Analogue displacement sensor
- Applicant name
- GEOTRONICS AB
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 88 1973
- Keywords
- Correction of an error: yes
Subject-matter unduly extended: no
Clarity; inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited 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 Examining Division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
Description: Pages 1 and 3 to 32 as originally filed; Page 1a filed with applicant's (appellant's) letter of 27 April 1994; Page 2 filed with appellant's letter dated 15. March 1996 (statement of grounds of appeal) and deletion of lines 33 to 35 of page 31 in accordance with appellant's letter dated 12 November 1996;
Claims: Nos. 1 to 19 filed with appellant's letter dated 12 November 1996;
Drawings: Sheets 1/14 to 14/14 as originally filed.