T 0186/01 of 25.10.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T018601.20021025
- Date of decision
- 25 October 2002
- Case number
- T 0186/01
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93201062.2
- IPC class
- A01J 7/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- A construction for automatically milking animals, such as cows
- Applicant name
- MAASLAND N.V.
- Opponent name
- DeLaval International AB
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no); novelty - first auxiliary request (no)
Novelty - second auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0314/99
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: No. 1 of the second auxiliary request filed during oral proceedings,
Nos. 2 to 24 as granted.
Description: columns 1 and 2 as filed during oral proceedings,
columns 3 to 5 as granted.
Drawings: Figures 1 to 4 as granted.