European Patent Office

T 0604/03 of 17.07.2007

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T060403.20070717
Date of decision
17 July 2007
Case number
T 0604/03
Online on
24 September 2007
Petition for review of
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Application number
97932491.0
IPC class
A63C 9/08
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Step-in snowboard binding
Applicant name
THE BURTON CORPORATION
Opponent name
MARKER Deutschland GmbH
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request - novelty (no)
Auxiliary requests 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request 4A - inventive step (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee - refused
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 on the basis of the following documents:

Description: columns 3 to 12 of the patent specification,

columns 1 and 2 as filed during the oral proceedings

Claims: 1 to 33 filed as auxiliary request 4A during the oral proceedings

Drawings: Figures 1 to 10 of the patent specification

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.