T 0397/03 of 10.01.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T039703.20060110
- Date of decision
- 10 January 2006
- Case number
- T 0397/03
- Online on
- 17 January 2006
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92119800.8
- IPC class
- G07B 17/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Automatic selection of postage meter print element based on mail class selection
- Applicant name
- Pitney Bowes Inc.
- Opponent name
- Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 76(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Patentable invention - business features disregarded
Inventive step - yes
Text of requests filed at oral proceedings not contained in the minutes - Catchword
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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 as amended in the following version:
Description:
pages 2 and 5 of the main request filed during the oral proceedings of 28 November 2002 (annexed to the summons dated 6 June 2005 to attend oral proceedings before the board);
pages 3 and 4 of the printed patent specification.
Claims:
No. 1 to 6 of the main request filed during the oral proceedings of 28 November 2002 (annexed to the summons dated 6 June 2005 to attend oral proceedings before the board).
Drawings:
Sheets 9 to 16 of the printed patent specification.