European Patent Office

T 0531/99 of 19.12.2001

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T053199.20011219
Date of decision
19 December 2001
Case number
T 0531/99
Petition for review of
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Application number
94301982.8
IPC class
F01N 3/28
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Heater unit
Applicant name
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
Opponent name
Emitec Gesellschaft für Emissionstechnologie mbH
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step - (yes)
Closest prior art - section 4.1
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0606/89
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 maintain the patent in the following version:

Claims:

1. to 8 of the main request filed with letter of 16 November 2001;

Description:

pages 2 (with insert), 4, 8 filed at the oral proceedings on 19 December 2001;

pages 3, 5 to 7, 9 to 13 filed with letter of 16 November 2001;

Drawings:

Figures 1(A)- 35 as granted.