T 0123/00 of 14.05.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T012300.20020514
- Date of decision
- 14 May 2002
- Case number
- T 0123/00
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 94909811.5
- IPC class
- A44B 18/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Loop fastener material storage/dispensing assembly
- Applicant name
- MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
- Opponent name
- TAPE INDUSTRIES
Koester GmbH & Co. KG
Corovin GmbH
Avery Dennison Corporation - Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty and inventive step - yes (third auxiliary request)
- Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- -
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 and 8 of the third auxiliary request as filed during the oral proceedings,
- claims 2 to 7 and 9 to 13 as maintained by the Opposition Division,
- description pages 2 to 8 as maintained by the Opposition Division, and
- drawings Figures 1 to 3 as maintained by the opposition division.