T 0779/96 of 14.11.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T077996.20011114
- Date of decision
- 14 November 2001
- Case number
- T 0779/96
- Online on
- 12 February 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 83106573.5
- IPC class
- H01F 1/04
- 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
- Magnetic materials, permanent magnets and methods of making those
- Applicant name
- SUMITOMO SPECIAL METALS CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- Ingenieurbüro Lebling
Pföhs, Erwin Dipl.-Ing.
GfE Gesellschaft für Elektrometallurgie mbH - Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Amended claims - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 29, an amended description, both filed in oral proceedings and Figures 1. to 13 according to the patent specification.