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Date of decision 07 June 1994
Case number T 0191/93 - 3.4.2
Application number 84104945.5
IPC G01L9/00, G01L13/02
Proceedings Language EN
Title of the application Semiconductor differential pressure transducer
Applicant name Hitachi, Ltd.
Opponent name (01) Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co.
(02) Siemens AG
Headnote
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Articles and Rules EPC . Art 123(2)
. Art 123(3)
. Art 84
. Art 56
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)
Cited Decisions T 0169/83
T 0066/85
Catchwords:
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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