European Patent Office

T 0843/97 of 10.11.1999

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T084397.19991110
Date of decision
10 November 1999
Case number
T 0843/97
Petition for review of
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Application number
88310497.8
IPC class
H03J 7/18
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
Radio data system receiver
Applicant name
Pioneer Electronic Corporation
Opponent name
Grundig E.M.V. Elektro-Mechanische Versuchsanstalt
Robert Bosch GmbH
Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte GmbH
Board
3.5.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (no)
Procedural violation (no)- disregarding a late filed page of the closest prior art document - error of judgement
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0536/88
Citing cases
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.

3. The requests for reimbursement of the appeal fee are refused.