T 0974/97 of 15.06.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T097497.19990615
- Date of decision
- 15 June 1999
- Case number
- T 0974/97
- Online on
- 19 July 1999
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90119902.6
- IPC class
- G01N 27/90
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method and apparatus for displaying defects in tubular members
- Applicant name
- Tuboscope Vetco International
- Opponent name
- Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Technik und Umwelt
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973
- Keywords
- Invention excluded from patentability (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - 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 in amended form as follows:
- claims 1 and 28 as presented at the oral proceedings,
- dependent claims, description and drawings as granted.