T 0163/98 of 16.05.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T016398.20020516
- Date of decision
- 16 May 2002
- Case number
- T 0163/98
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91308257.4
- IPC class
- G03G 15/09G03G 9/093
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Development process and apparatus
- Applicant name
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Canon Inc. Corporate Intellectual Property and Legal
Headquarters - Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Independent claims, inventive step - after amendment (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0192/82
- Citing cases
- -
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 15 of the main request filed during the oral proceedings,
- description to be amended,
- drawing sheets as in the patent specification.