T 0019/98 of 03.12.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T001998.19981203
- Date of decision
- 3 December 1998
- Case number
- T 0019/98
- Online on
- 1 February 1999
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 88900160.8
- IPC class
- B23K 26/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method and apparatus for producing parts by selective sintering
- Applicant name
- Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Opponent name
- EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) after amendment - Catchword
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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 on the following basis:
claims: 1, 9 and 18 as submitted at the oral proceedings of 3 December 1998; 2. to 8, 10 to 17 as granted;
description: column 1 and 2 as submitted on 28 August 1998; column 3 to 16 of the European patent specification No. 0 287 657;
Figures: 1 to 11 as granted.