T 0169/83 (Wall element) of 25.03.1985

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1985:T016983.19850325
Date of decision: 25 March 1985
Case number: T 0169/83
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 78100878.4
IPC class: B62D 27/06
Language of proceedings: German
Distribution: No distribution (D)
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Application title: Wand- oder Dachelemente, insbesondere von Fahrzeugaufbauten
Applicant name: Vereinigte Metallwerke
Opponent name: Aluminium Press- und Walzwerk Münchenstein AG
Board: 3.2.01
Headnote: The European Patent Convention does not exclude the possibility that in the course of opposition proceedings followed by an appeal the claims of a European Patent which in accordance with Article 123(3) do not extend the protection conferred may be limited by the fact that specific features referred to in the claims are clearly shown in the drawings originally filed and are clearly, unmistakably and fully derivable from the drawings in terms of structure and function by a person skilled in the art and so relatable by him to the content of the description as a whole as to be manifestly part of the invention.
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 138(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 164(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 69 1973 European Patent Convention Art 78 1973 European Patent Convention Art 83 1973 European Patent Convention Art 84 1973 European Patent Convention Art 88(4) 1973 European Patent Convention R 27 1973 European Patent Convention R 29 1973 European Patent Convention R 32(2)(i) 1973 European Patent Convention R 43 1973 European Patent Convention R 51(2) 1973 European Patent Convention R 51(4) 1973Paris Convention Art 004h
Keywords: Inclusion in the claims of features contained in the drawings
Extension of protection
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Cited cases: -
Citing cases: T 0434/87 T 0241/88 T 0302/88 T 0451/88 T 0465/88 T 0523/88 T 0049/89 T 0278/89 T 0308/89 T 0443/89 T 0718/89 T 0166/90 T 0261/90 T 0308/90 T 0352/90 T 0372/90 T 0517/90 T 0527/90 T 0551/90 T 0631/90 T 0058/91 T 0116/91 T 0756/91 T 0038/92 T 0097/92 T 0269/92 T 0398/92 T 0191/93 T 0560/93 T 0739/93 T 0781/93 T 0818/93 T 0883/93 T 0964/93 T 1019/93 T 0111/94 T 0323/94 T 0596/94 T 0717/94 T 0815/94 T 0144/96 T 0247/96 T 0259/96 T 0269/96 T 0718/96 T 0987/96 T 0151/97 T 0488/97 T 0591/97 T 0665/97 T 1110/97 T 0035/98 T 1047/98 T 1135/98 T 0109/99 T 0264/99 T 0360/99 T 0536/99 T 0553/99 T 0568/99 T 0781/99 T 0162/00 T 0398/00 T 0422/00 T 0677/00 T 1169/00 T 0607/01 T 0671/01 T 0901/01 T 0350/02 T 0367/02 T 0908/02 T 0047/03 T 0513/03 T 0735/03 T 0553/04 T 0832/04 T 1214/04 T 1120/05 T 1134/05 T 0317/06 T 0926/06 T 1039/06 T 1510/06 T 1511/06 T 1512/06 T 1513/06 T 0559/07 T 0659/07 T 0742/07 T 1011/07 T 1443/08 T 0150/09 T 0761/09 T 2096/09 T 2457/10 T 0614/12 T 1148/12 T 1434/13 T 1700/13 T 0980/14 T 1306/14 T 1787/14 T 0314/15 T 1943/15 T 2065/15 T 0251/16 T 0891/16 T 1348/16 T 0210/18 T 2027/18 T 2704/18 T 2152/19 T 0324/21 T 0330/23

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. The decision appealed against is to be set aside.

2. The case is to be remitted to the authority of first instance with the instruction that the European patent be upheld on the basis of the following documents: ...