T 0997/01 of 08.07.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T099701.20030708
- Date of decision
- 8 July 2003
- Case number
- T 0997/01
- Online on
- 29 August 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95937041.2
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Milk tank cleaning method and storage facility for carrying out that method
- Applicant name
- Alfa Laval Agri AB
- Opponent name
- Maasland N.V.
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes) after amendment
- 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 15 filed during the oral proceedings.
- Description columns 1 to 10 filed during the oral proceedings.
- Figure 1 filed during the oral proceedings.