T 0416/86 (Reflection photometer) of 29.10.1987

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1987:T041686.19871029
Date of decision: 29 October 1987
Case number: T 0416/86
Application number: 82108380.5
IPC class: G01J 1/04
Language of proceedings: DE
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Title of application: -
Applicant name: Boehringer
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Board: 3.4.01
Headnote: Replacing a disclosed specific feature by a broad general expression (in this case, replacing the specific structural features of an aperture by its function) constitutes an amendment inadmissible under Article 123(2) EPC where use of such a general expression for the first time implicitly associates with the subject-matter of the application specific features going beyond the initial disclosure.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
Keywords: Amendment of European patent application
Inadmissible amendment to claims in replacing structural features by their disclosed function
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Cited decisions:
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