T 0606/07 of 21.10.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T060607.20081021
- Date of decision
- 21 October 2008
- Case number
- T 0606/07
- Online on
- 20 November 2008
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98904901.0
- IPC class
- A62B 18/08
- 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
- Drop-down face mask assembly
- Applicant name
- MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (main request: no; auxiliary request: yes)
- Catchword
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- Cited 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 order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
Description: Columns 1 to 6 as filed during the oral proceedings of 21 October 2008
Columns 7,8 of the patent specification
Claims: No.: 1,2 according to auxiliary request VI as filed during the oral proceedings of 21 October 2008
Figures: No.: 1 to 8 of the patent specification