T 1071/98 of 18.10.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T107198.20001018
- Date of decision
- 18 October 2000
- Case number
- T 1071/98
- Online on
- 14 November 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89313228.2
- IPC class
- B07C 1/00
- 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
- Communication system
- Applicant name
- PITNEY BOWES INC.
- Opponent name
- Francotyp-Postalia GmbH
- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
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- 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 as amended in the following version:
Claims: 1 to 17 as filed in the oral proceedings;
Description: columns 1 to 4 as filed in the oral proceedings;
columns 5 to 18 of the patent specification; and
Drawings: Figures 1 to 5D, pages 16 to 25 of the patent specification.