T 0668/97 (IC card/SUGAWARA) of 27.01.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T066897.19990127
- Date of decision
- 27 January 1999
- Case number
- T 0668/97
- Online on
- 1 July 1999
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 88304457.0
- IPC class
- G06F 15/76
- 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
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- Application title
- IC card and IC card information processing system using the IC card
- Applicant name
- Hitachi Maxell Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
- Board
- 3.5.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes (as maintained by Opposition Division)
- Catchword
- -
- 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 with the claims as allowed by the opposition division and with a description as amended before the opposition division and further amended before the Board of Appeal.