T 1857/08 (Consecutive movements/MAASLAND) of 17.05.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T185708.20110517
- Date of decision
- 17 May 2011
- Case number
- T 1857/08
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 97202454.1
- IPC class
- A01J 5/017
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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
- A method of automatically connecting teat cups to the teats of an animal to be milked
- Applicant name
- MAASLAND N.V.
- Opponent name
- DeLaval International AB
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Main request (added subject-matter)
Auxiliary request (novelty and inventive step: yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0002/83
- Citing cases
- -
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 in an amended form on the basis of the following documents:
Description: columns 1 and 2 filed during the oral proceedings before the board,
columns 3 to 7 of the patent specification.
Claims: 1 to 15 filed during the oral proceedings before the opposition division and held allowable by the opposition division.
Drawings: Figures 1 to 5 of the patent specification.