T 0340/01 of 01.04.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T034001.20030401
- Date of decision
- 1 April 2003
- Case number
- T 0340/01
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91918586.8
- IPC class
- B65H 54/28
- 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
- Thread package building
- Applicant name
- FREEMAN, James Edward
- Opponent name
- W. SCHLAFHORST AG & Co
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter - (yes, first auxiliary request)
Novelty - (no, main request - yes, second auxiliary request)
Inventive step - (yes - second auxiliary request) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0010/91
- 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 amended form on the basis of the following documents:
- Claims 1 to 14 filed as second auxiliary request on 26. October 2000
- Pages 2 and 3 of the description as filed during the oral proceedings on 1 April 2003
- Pages 4 and 5 of the description and Figures 1 to 5 as granted.