T 0057/00 of 24.09.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T005700.20020924
- Date of decision
- 24 September 2002
- Case number
- T 0057/00
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91904310.9
- IPC class
- D04H 1/54
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method of producing a nonwoven fibrous textured panel and panel produced thereby
- Applicant name
- GATES FORMED-FIBRE PRODUCTS INC.
- Opponent name
- (i) Fleissner GmbH & Co. Maschinenfabrik
(II) ASOTA Gesellschaft m.b.H.
(III) Milliken Research Corporation - Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 86 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- Keywords
- Late filed amendments - admissibility (yes)
Reformatio in peius (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Clarity of the amendments (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Substantial procedural violation (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided:
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:
claims: 1 to 18 filed during oral proceedings;
description: pages 2 to 6 filed during oral proceedings;
drawings: Figures 1 to 6 as granted.