European Patent Office

T 2060/09 of 22.02.2013

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T206009.20130222
Date of decision
22 February 2013
Case number
T 2060/09
Petition for review of
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Application number
99109245.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Sealed container including a nozzle with a sealing bead
Applicant name
AUTOMATIC LIQUID PACKAGING, INC.
Opponent name
kocher-plastik Maschinenbau GmbH
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Keywords
Claim 1 main request - lack of novelty, features relating to a second entity not to be considered (points 2.3, 3.2 and 4.1)
Relevance and public availability of prior use - container - no convincing reasons for deviation from the impugned decision (point 6.2)
Relevance to be differently assessed with respect to inventive step (points 6.3, 6.3.1 and 6.3.2)
Inventive step - no, distinguishing feature without particular effect (points 8.1.3, 8.2.1 and 8.2.3)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal of the patent proprietor is dismissed.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

3. The patent is revoked.