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)
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- Decision in English
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- 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
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- 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.