T 0986/04 of 14.11.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T098604.20061114
- Date of decision
- 14 November 2006
- Case number
- T 0986/04
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92202361.9
- IPC class
- B65B 9/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- 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
- Apparatus for applying adhesive onto a web of packaging material
- Applicant name
- SITMA S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- Buhrs Zaandam B.V.
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10b(1)
- Keywords
- Ground asserted with appeal grounds - not admitted
Remittal to hear witnesses - no
Inventive step (second auxiliary request) - yes
Clarity (second auxiliary request) - yes
Slide presentation - allowed only for slides already shown in opposition proceedings - Catchword
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the following documents:
Claims: claim 1 filed in the oral proceedings on 14 November 2006, claims 2 - 8 as granted;
Description: columns 1 and 2 as filed on 3 February 2004 and columns 3 and 4 as granted;
Drawings figures 1 - 4 as granted.