T 0173/17 of 12.11.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T017317.20211112
- Date of decision
- 12 November 2021
- Case number
- T 0173/17
- Online on
- 2 December 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 07019590.4
- IPC class
- G01N 21/35A01K 5/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Arrangement and method for feeding animals
- Applicant name
- DeLaval Holding AB
- Opponent name
- Octrooibureau Van der Lely N.V.
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
Description paragraphs 1-13, 17-24, 28-47, 49-51 as granted.
Description paragraphs 14-16, 25-27 and 48 as filed during the oral proceedings on 12 November 2021.
Claims 1 and 2 filed as auxiliary request 1 with letter of 12 February 2020 and figure 1 as granted.