T 0422/98 of 21.05.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T042298.19990521
- Date of decision
- 21 May 1999
- Case number
- T 0422/98
- Online on
- 5 July 1999
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 88202433.4
- IPC class
- E21B 21/08E21B 49/00E21B 44/00
- 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
- A method of monitoring the drilling operations by analysing the circulating drilling mud
- Applicant name
- Services Petroliers Schlumberger
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- 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 grant the patent on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: 1 to 8 filed with letter dated 19. February 1992
Description: pages 1, 3 to 11 as originally filed, page 2 filed with letter dated 19 February 1992
Drawings: Sheets 1/4 to 4/4 as originally filed.