European Patent Office

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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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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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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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.