European Patent Office

T 1002/08 of 05.08.2010

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T100208.20100805
Date of decision
5 August 2010
Case number
T 1002/08
Online on
29 November 2010
Petition for review of
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Application number
99830164.2
IPC class
B65B 61/20
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Method and equipment for fashioning packets of cigarettes
Applicant name
G.D SOCIETÀ PER AZIONI
Opponent name
Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Alleged effect - not to be considered (point 2.2.5)
selection of closest prior art (point 4.4)
Technical problem - provision of method for producing a product with particular specifications (point 7)
Inventive step - no (main and first auxiliary request) (points 10.4.1, 11)
Admissibility - no (second auxiliary request)
Catchword
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.