T 0488/94 (Main and auxiliary requests/MITA) du 02.07.1997
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T048894.19970702
- Date de la décision
- 2 juilliet 1997
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0488/94
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 90109811.1
- Classe de la CIB
- G03G 15/16
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents et aux membres des chambres de recours (B)
- 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
- Image forming apparatus
- Nom du demandeur
- MITA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
- Nom de l'opposant
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- Chambre
- 3.4.02
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 113 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- Mots-clés
- Inventive step - (yes) after amendment
Basis of decisions - opportunity to comment (no)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (yes) - Exergue
- Before refusing an application in the case of main and auxiliary requests, the Examining Division in accordance with Article 113(1) EPC will not only have to communicate its arguments regarding non-allowability of the main request to the applicant, but also regarding non-allowability of the auxiliary request if the result of the subsequent examination of the auxiliary request is also negative. A "direct" rejection of an auxiliary request without preceding communication of the grounds on which the rejection of an auxiliary request without preceding communication of the grounds on which the rejection is based would only comply with the requirements of Article 113(1) EPC under rather exceptional circumstances (see reasons 3. to 3.6).
- Affaires citées
- T 0169/96
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside; the case is remitted to the Examining Division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of amended claims 1 to 13 as filed at the oral proceedings, with description and drawings to be adapted.
2. The appeal fee shall be reimbursed.