European Patent Office

T 1019/04 (Sub-areas/MAASLAND) of 19.12.2006

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T101904.20061219
Date of decision
19 December 2006
Case number
T 1019/04
Petition for review of
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Application number
93202279.1
IPC class
A01K 1/12
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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 construction for milking animals
Applicant name
MAASLAND N.V.
Opponent name
DeLaval International AB
Prolion B.V.
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Amendment which can be dealt with without ajournment of the oral proceedings
Inventive step (after amendments) - yes
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0821/01
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 on the basis of the following documents:

Claims: Claim 1 of the Main request as filed during oral proceedings before the Board.

Claims 2-14 as maintained by the opposition division in its interlocutory decision of 20 July 2004

Description: as maintained by the opposition division in its interlocutory decision of 20 July 2004.

Figures: 1-16 of the patent specification.