| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T019193.19940607 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 07 June 1994 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0191/93 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 84104945.5 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | G01L 9/00 G01L 13/02 |
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| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | B | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Semiconductor differential pressure transducer | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Hitachi, Ltd. | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | (01) Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. (02) Siemens AG |
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| Board: | 3.4.02 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Main request: added subject-matter (yes) 1st auxiliary request: broadening of scope of protection (no) Amendments - added subject-matter (no) Clarity (yes) Inventive step (yes) |
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Amendments introducing new features including the expressions "much nearer" which are based exclusively on the original drawings and which are isolated from other features derivable from said drawings extend the subject-matter beyond the content of the application as filed if, without said other features, the defined subject-matter is ambiguous and thus its features do not provide greater precision (c.f. T 0169/93, OJ EPO 1985, 193). |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t930191eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021