T 0887/01 of 31.03.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T088701.20040331
- Date of decision
- 31 March 2004
- Case number
- T 0887/01
- Online on
- 13 May 2004
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 94201356.6
- IPC class
- G07B 17/02
- 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 process of high speed handling of mail in a mailing machine
- Applicant name
- PITNEY BOWES INC.
- Opponent name
- Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG
Société SECAP - Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty and inventive step - after amendment (yes)
- Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 in amended form in the following version:
- claims 1 to 4 filed in the oral proceedings;
- description pages 2, 3 and 7 filed in the oral proceedings, pages 4 to 6 and 8 to 13 of the patent specification;
- drawings, Figures 1 to 12 of the patent specification.