T 0789/89 of 11.01.1993

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T078989.19930111
Date of decision: 11 January 1993
Case number: T 0789/89
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 82300821.4
IPC class: E03C 1/10 F16K 15/06 F16K 24/06 F16K 15/14
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
Download: Decision in English
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Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Improvements in or relating to relief valves for sanitation systems or the like
Applicant name: McALPINE
Opponent name: AB Sjöbo Bruk
Board: 3.2.01
Headnote: The respondent to an appeal and former opponent, who "withdraws his opposition" ceases to be a party to appeal proceedings as far as the substantive issues (re: existence and scope of the patent right) are concerned. However this leaves his party status unaffected insofar as the question of apportionment of costs under Article 104 EPC is at issue (see point 2).
Relevant legal provisions: EPC1973_Art_107_Sent_2European Patent Convention Art 52 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
Keywords: Inventive step (yes)
Parties to appeal - withdrawal of opposition - substantive issues costs
Catchword: -
Cited cases: -
Citing cases: T 0329/92 T 0286/93 T 0020/94 T 0552/94 T 0668/94 T 0534/96 T 0003/97 T 0313/97 T 0793/97 T 0829/97 T 0481/98 T 0577/98 T 0616/98 T 0047/99 T 0051/00 T 0313/00 T 0388/00 T 0406/00 T 0876/00 T 0764/01 T 0922/01 T 0172/02 T 0283/02 T 1091/02 T 1047/03 T 0168/04 T 0852/04 T 0225/05 T 0340/05 T 0805/05 T 0634/07 T 1020/08 T 1878/08 T 0353/09 T 0046/10 T 0654/10 T 0727/10 T 1025/10 T 1346/10 T 1397/10 T 1643/10 T 2350/10 T 0458/11 T 2061/11 T 0772/12 T 2571/12 T 0852/13 T 0700/15 T 1282/16 T 2659/17 T 1511/18 T 1262/19 T 2733/19 T 1563/21 T 0313/23

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. The contested decision is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:

Claim 1, received on 29 September 1992, Claims 2 to 10 as granted;

Description as granted whereby the text in column 1, line 43 to column 2, line 22 including the first words "is retained and sealed by an" on line 22 is replaced by the text on pages 2, 2a, received on 29 September 1992;

Drawings (Figures 1 to 4) as granted.