T 0018/01 (System for the production of chocolate shells/AASTED-MIKROVERK) of 29.04.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T001801.20030429
- Date of decision
- 29 April 2003
- Case number
- T 0018/01
- Online on
- 11 June 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94920898.7
- IPC class
- A23G 1/21
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A method and a system for the production of shells of fat-containing, chocolate-like masses
- Applicant name
- AASTED-MIKROVERK APS
- Opponent name
- Gebr. Bindler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Main request; inventive step (no): The claimed system relates to an obvious combination of the prior art for the skilled person, namely a system engineer for moulding articles
Auxiliary request; Admissibility (yes); Article 123(2) EPC (no); unallowable generalisation of preferred embodiments - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside
2. The patent is revoked