T 0161/82 (Electrical contact) du 26.06.1984
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1984:T016182.19840626
- Date de la décision
- 26 juin 1984
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0161/82
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 80301975.1
- Classe de la CIB
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- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- 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
- AMP
- Nom de l'opposant
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- Chambre
- 3.5.01
- Sommaire
I. Article 113(1) EPC does not require that the applicant be given a repeated opportunity to comment on the argumentation of the Examining Division so long as the decisive objections against the grant of the European patent remain the same.
II. In cases where an anticipation is of a chance nature, in that what is disclosed in a prior document could accidentally fall within the wording of a claim to be examined for novelty without there being a common technical problem, a particularly careful comparison has to be made between what can fairly be considered to fall within the wording of the claim and what is effectively shown in the document.
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973
- Mots-clés
- Novelty - chance anticipation
Reasons for the decision
Right to be heard
Opportunity to present comments - Exergue
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- Affaires citées
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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 Examining Division for further prosecution on the basis of the description and claim as amended in accordance with the applicants' Notice and Grounds of the Appeal filed on 21 September 1982.
3. The applicants' request for refund of the appeal fee is dismissed.