European Patent Office

T 0461/97 vom 26.10.1999

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T046197.19991026
Datum der Entscheidung
26. Oktober 1999
Aktenzeichen
T 0461/97
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
83303751.8
IPC-Klasse
B07C 5/16
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Egg processing system
Name des Antragstellers
Diamond Automations Inc.
Name des Einsprechenden
FPS Food Processing Systems B.V. (formerly Terpa Poultry B.V.)
Kammer
3.5.02
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Clarity, inventive step (after amendment, yes)
Amendments (admissible)
Late grounds of opposition (not accepted by patentee)
Correction of opponent's name (admissible)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
G 0010/91T 0219/86
Zitierende Akten
T 0015/01

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 in the amended form approved by the opposition division except that claim 1 and the insert for page 2, column 2, lines 9 to 33 of the description are to be replaced by those of the main request filed in the oral proceedings held on 2 September 1999 before the Board.

3. The Notice of Opposition against European patent No. 0 098 733 filed 28 August 1990, the Notice of Appeal filed on 15 April 1997, the Statement of the grounds of Appeal filed on 10 June 1997 and all the other documents filed in the opposition proceedings and the present appeal are to be corrected under Rule 88 EPC so that the name of the opponent is "FPS Food Processing System B.V.".