T 0579/96 of 22.01.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T057996.19980122
- Date of decision
- 22 January 1998
- Case number
- T 0579/96
- Online on
- 27 March 1998
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 85900918.5
- IPC class
- G01N 21/55G01N 21/88
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Panel surface flaw inspection
- Applicant name
- Diffracto Ltd., et al
- Opponent name
- Siemens AG
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 102(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Main request: novelty (yes), inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0806/90
- Citing 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claim 1 annexed to the decision under appeal, claims 2 to 23, description and drawings as granted.