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T 2035/16 (Implement for automatically milking / Maasland) of 15.06.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T203516.20230615
Date of decision
15 June 2023
Case number
T 2035/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
07808508.1
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
IMPLEMENT FOR AUTOMATICALLY MILKING A DAIRY ANIMAL
Applicant name
Maasland N.V.
Opponent name
DeLaval International AB
Board
3.4.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 116European Patent Convention R 126(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 024(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 025(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Novelty - main request
Novelty - implicit disclosure (no)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request II (no)
Amendments - auxiliary request II
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request II (yes)
Late-filed evidence - admitted (yes)
Remittal - (no)
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 patent is revoked.