T 0604/03 of 17.07.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T060403.20070717
- Date of decision
- 17 July 2007
- Case number
- T 0604/03
- Online on
- 24 September 2007
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 97932491.0
- IPC class
- A63C 9/08
- 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
- Step-in snowboard binding
- Applicant name
- THE BURTON CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- MARKER Deutschland GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 58(3) 1973European Patent Convention R 71(2) 1973European Patent Convention R 71a(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - novelty (no)
Auxiliary requests 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request 4A - inventive step (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee - refused - Catchword
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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 on the basis of the following documents:
Description: columns 3 to 12 of the patent specification,
columns 1 and 2 as filed during the oral proceedings
Claims: 1 to 33 filed as auxiliary request 4A during the oral proceedings
Drawings: Figures 1 to 10 of the patent specification
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.