T 1137/98 of 09.11.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T113798.20001109
- Date of decision
- 9 November 2000
- Case number
- T 1137/98
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94906314.3
- IPC class
- H01R 9/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Transmission line connectors and assemblies thereof
- Applicant name
- A.C. Egerton Limited
- Opponent name
- British Telecommunications plc
- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 115(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter - no (after amendment)
Inventive step - yes (after amendment)
Prior art documents filed on appeal (one admitted as relevant and responsive; the others not admitted
Third party observations - not relevant - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 0923/10
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form in the following version:
Claims: 1 as filed in the oral proceedings,
2. to 8(part) as in column 8 of the version maintained by the opposition division,
8(rest) to claim 19 as filed in the oral proceedings;
Description: columns 1, 2 and 5 to 7 as maintained by the opposition division,
columns 3 and 4 as filed in the oral proceedings;
Drawings: Figures 1 to 6(c) of the patent specification.