European Patent Office

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)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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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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Keywords
Added subject-matter - (no) after amendment
Inventive step - (yes) after amendment
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 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.