T 0323/10 of 11.10.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T032310.20111011
- Date of decision
- 11 October 2011
- Case number
- T 0323/10
- Online on
- 28 November 2011
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 03076942.6
- IPC class
- B65D 77/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Intermediate bulk container of low height
- Applicant name
- Royal Packaging Industries van Leer B.V.
- Opponent name
- PROTECHNA S.A.
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Admissibility of late filed documents concerning alleged public prior use and prospectus - no, concerning patent documents - yes
New ground of opposition (lack of novelty) - not admitted
Inventive step - claim 1 main request (no), claim 1 auxiliary request - no objection - Catchword
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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:
- claims 1 to 7 of the auxiliary request filed with letter dated 30 September 2011;
- description, columns 1 to 4, as filed during the oral proceedings; and
- figures 1 to 3 of the patent as granted.