T 0682/97 of 21.12.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T068297.19991221
- Date of decision
- 21 December 1999
- Case number
- T 0682/97
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91303206.6
- IPC class
- F01N 3/02
- 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
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Heater and catalytic converter
- Applicant name
- NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
- Opponent name
- Emitec Gesellschaft für Emmissionstechnologie mbH
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0405/94
- Citing cases
- T 1277/12
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 a patent on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: 1 to 16,
Description: Pages 2 to 8,
Drawings: Figures 1 to 5, 6a to 6c, 7a, 7b, 9 to 13,
all as submitted in the oral proceedings.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.