T 0141/97 of 16.05.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T014197.20010516
- Date of decision
- 16 May 2001
- Case number
- T 0141/97
- Online on
- 18 June 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 87306927.2
- IPC class
- G07F 7/10
- 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
- Transaction processing apparatus
- Applicant name
- Oki Electric Industry Company, Limited
- Opponent name
- GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter - (no) after amendment
Inventive step - (yes) after amendment - 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 on the basis of the respondent's third auxiliary request, as follows:
Claims 1 to 8 filed in the oral proceedings,
Columns 3 to 7 of the patent specification with Page 2 filed on 7 November 1996 and Page 2a filed in the oral proceedings, and
Figures 1 to 3, 4A, 4B and 4C as granted.