T 0196/01 of 04.09.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T019601.20030904
- Date of decision
- 4 September 2003
- Case number
- T 0196/01
- Online on
- 13 October 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94201324.4
- IPC class
- G07B 17/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method of processing mailpieces at high speed
- Applicant name
- PITNEY BOWES INC.
- Opponent name
- NEOPOST LTD
- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 76(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended with:
- claims 1 to 3 filed in the oral proceedings,
- description pages 2, 3, and 8 filed in the oral proceedings and pages 4 to 7 and 9 to 14 of the description of the patent specification, and
- the drawings of the patent specification.