T 0578/97 of 10.02.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T057897.19990210
- Date of decision
- 10 February 1999
- Case number
- T 0578/97
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91119207.8
- IPC class
- G01C 22/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Endurance management for solid state files
- Applicant name
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Opponent name
- Sandisk Corporation
- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (no)
Opposition proceedings - extent to which the European patent is opposed - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0009/91
- Citing cases
- -
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 claims 1 to 7 and 11 to 14 and a description to be amended.