European Patent Office

T 1117/98 of 30.05.2000

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T111798.20000530
Date of decision
30 May 2000
Case number
T 1117/98
Online on
14 August 2000
Petition for review of
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Application number
93922668.4
IPC class
B65F 1/12
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Device for collecting refuse
Applicant name
Metro Waste Systems B.V.
Opponent name
(i) Paul Villiger Umwelttechnik AG
(II) Bammens B.V.
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Extension of subject-matter - yes (main and second auxiliary requests)
Disclosure of the invention - yes
Inventive step - yes (third auxiliary request)
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 in the following version:

Claims: 1 to 4 submitted as the third auxiliary request during the oral proceedings,

Description: columns 1 and 2 as granted, and

Drawings: Figures 1 and 2 as granted.