T 0373/98 of 26.11.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T037398.20011126
- Date of decision
- 26 November 2001
- Case number
- T 0373/98
- Online on
- 19 December 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89310703.7
- IPC class
- A61B 6/03
- 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
- Imaging apparatuses and methods
- Applicant name
- PICKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Opponent name
- Siemens AG
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - 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 in amended form with the following documents:
- claims 1 to 14 according to set of claims C filed on 25 October 2001,
- description column 1 and 2 as submitted at the oral proceedings, rest of the description as granted,
- figures as granted.