T 0561/96 of 16.01.1997
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T056196.19970116
- Date of decision
- 16 January 1997
- Case number
- T 0561/96
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93117732.3
- IPC class
- G03G 15/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Diagnosis system for an electrostatic recording apparatus
- Applicant name
- HITACHI, LTD., et al
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 27(1)(e) 1973
- Keywords
- Additional subject-matter (no)
Disclosure sufficiently detailed (yes) - Catchword
- The fact that an Examining Division, after having raised an objection under Article 83 EPC, nevertheless acknowledged novelty and inventive step of an invention indicates that the invention could be unambiguously understandable for a person skilled in the art. In that case missing details crucial for carrying out the invention can be picked up, if necessary, from factual references to the prior art contained in the description.
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0990/07
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 for further prosecution on the basis of claims 1 to 4 filed during the oral proceedings of 16 January 1997.