T 0129/14 () of 17.9.2014

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T012914.20140917
Date of decision: 17 September 2014
Case number: T 0129/14
Application number: 04729259.4
IPC class: A61B 5/055
G01R 33/3415
G01R 33/561
G01R 33/54
G01R 33/56
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 393 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS
Applicant name: HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.2.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 82
European Patent Convention R 44
European Patent Convention R 164(2)
European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)
Guidelines for examination in the EPO Section F, Chapter V-7 and V-9
Keywords: Unity of invention - lack of unity a posteriori (no)
Unity of invention - single general inventive concept (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - substantial procedural violation (yes)
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
G 0002/92
T 0631/97
T 0747/06
W 0008/91
Citing decisions:
-

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