T 0470/09 of 12.10.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T047009.20111012
- Date of decision
- 12 October 2011
- Case number
- T 0470/09
- Online on
- 1 February 2012
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99115924.5
- IPC class
- F16J 15/32
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- An annular seal assembly, in particular for the drive shaft of a vehicle
- Applicant name
- RFT S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- Carl Freudenberg KG
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes
- Catchword
- -
- 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 8 according to the main request filed during the oral proceedings
- description pages 2 and 3 filed during the oral proceedings
- figure as granted.