T 0474/98 of 10.05.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T047498.20010510
- Date of decision
- 10 May 2001
- Case number
- T 0474/98
- Online on
- 9 July 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 85105655.6
- IPC class
- B24B 9/14
- 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 device for calculating relationship between pre-edged lens and spectacle lens
- Applicant name
- Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
- Opponent name
- I: Wernicke & Co. GmbH
II: Wernicke & Co. GmbH - Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Patentable inventions - technical features (yes)
Amendments - Art. 123(2) and Art. 123(3)
Inventive step - non-obvious combination of known features - Catchword
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- Cited 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 maintain the patent on the following basis:
- claims 1, 2 and 4 underlying the impugned decision of 3 March 1998;
- claim 3 filed on 20 January 2000;
- description page 2 underlying the impugned decision;
- description pages 3 to 12 according to EP-B1-0 160 985;
- Figures 1 to 20B according to EP-B1-0 160 985.