European Patent Office

T 0603/04 du 25.09.2006

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T060304.20060925
Date de la décision
25 septembre 2006
Numéro de l'affaire
T 0603/04
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
96305828.4
Classe de la CIB
G01B 11/06
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Versions JO
Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
System for determining the thickness and index of refraction of a film
Nom du demandeur
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Nom de l'opposant
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Chambre
3.4.02
Sommaire
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Mots-clés
Inventive step (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no: no substantial procedural violation) - refusal decision following re-opening and continuation of proceedings after interlocutory revision of a previous refusal decision tainted by a substantial procedural violation and reimbursement of the appeal fee; decision raising essentially the same substantive issues as the previous decision: ultra vires (no)
Exergue
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Affaires citantes
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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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following application documents:

- claims 1 to 8 as filed with the letter dated 13 July 2006,

- description pages 6 and 7 as originally filed, pages 3A and 9 as filed with the letter dated 24 August 2001, and pages 1 to 3, 3B, 4, 5 and 8 as filed with the letter dated 5 July 2006, and

- drawing sheets 1/5 to 5/5 as originally filed.

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.