T 0096/98 of 18.04.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T009698.20020418
- Date of decision
- 18 April 2002
- Case number
- T 0096/98
- Online on
- 25 June 2002
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 90105852.9
- IPC class
- G01D 5/38
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Encoder
- Applicant name
- CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Opponent name
- DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes
- 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form as follows:
- claims 1 to 10 of the main request filed during the oral proceedings,
- description to be amended,
- drawing sheets as in the patent specification.