T 1169/00 of 10.04.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T116900.20030410
- Date of decision
- 10 April 2003
- Case number
- T 1169/00
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92909648.5
- IPC class
- D05B 85/02
- 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
- Sewing machine needle and method of manufacturing same
- Applicant name
- ORGAN NEEDLE CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- Groz-Beckert KG
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 55(c) 1973
- Keywords
- Opposition - admissible (yes)
Prior art documents filed during appeal proceedings - admissible (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Clarity (yes)
Inventive step (yes, third auxiliary request) - Catchword
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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 on the basis of the following documents according to the third auxiliary request:
claims: 1 to 9, filed during oral proceedings;
description: columns 1 to 4, 7, 8, filed during oral proceedings;
columns 5, 6, as granted;
drawings: Figures 1 to 10, as granted.