T 1415/04 of 30.11.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T141504.20061130
- Date of decision
- 30 November 2006
- Case number
- T 1415/04
- Online on
- 25 January 2007
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96104015.1
- IPC class
- D06F 35/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method for balancing the load in a laundry washing and/or drying machine, and machine implementing such a method
- Applicant name
- Indesit Company S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request, novelty (no)
Auxiliary request, inventive step (yes)
Test results inadequate to support alleged interpretation of prior art - 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form based on the following documents filed as the auxiliary request during oral proceedings on 30 November 2006:
Claims 1 to 8;
Description columns 1 to 7;
Figures 1 to 4.