T 0473/98 (Magnetic field screen) of 5.9.2000

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T047398.20000905
Date of decision: 05 September 2000
Case number: T 0473/98
Application number: 86307104.9
IPC class: H01F 27/36
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
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Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: Magnetic field screens
Applicant name: BTG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Opponent name: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Board: 3.5.02
Headnote: I. It is entirely appropriate and desirable in the interests of overall procedural efficiency and effectiveness that an opposition division should include in the reasons for a revocation decision pursuant to Article 102(1) EPC employing the standard decision formula, by way of obiter dicta, findings which could obviate remittal in the event of the revocation being reversed on appeal (2.4).
II. An opponent is not adversely affected by such findings favourable to the proprietor included in a revocation decision nor is the proprietor as sole appellant protected against a reformatio in peius in respect of such findings (2.1 to 2.6).
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 64
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 68
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100(a)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100(b)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 106(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 107
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111(1)
Keywords: Opponent adversely affected by revocation decision including findings favourable to the proprietor - (no)
Insufficiency - (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0009/92
J 0012/85
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T 0675/03
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