T 0006/81 (Electrode slide) du 17.09.1981
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1981:T000681.19810917
- Date de la décision
- 17 septembre 1981
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0006/81
- En ligne le
- 17 septembre 1981
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 78100557.4
- Classe de la CIB
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- Langue de la procédure
- Allemand
- Distribution
- Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
- Téléchargement
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- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
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- Nom du demandeur
- Siemens
- Nom de l'opposant
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- Chambre
- 3.2.02
- Sommaire
The division of the original Claim 1 into two parts justified the initial assumption that the features outlined in the first part (preamble) of that claim were not new in combination with one another. However, the first version of the claim could not be considered a binding statement as to the common novelty of these features. The applicant subsequently stated that he had been in error concerning the state of the art and accordingly applied to transfer one feature from the preamble to the characterising portion. The question whether the application could be allowed and what features were to be included in the preamble of an allowable Claim 1 then had to be decided in the light of the objective facts.
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 27(1)(d) 1973European Patent Convention R 29(1)(a) 1973
- Mots-clés
- Claim amendment
Inventive step - accepted - two part form
Inventive step - accepted - preamble of claim
State of the art - error
Widening of the problem - Exergue
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- Affaires citées
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The decision of the Examining Division of the European Patent Office of 5 November 1980 is set aside. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a European patent containing the 10 claims received on 14 July 1981 together with the description and drawing filed on the same date.