T 0428/90 of 15.01.1993
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T042890.19930115
- Date of decision
- 15 January 1993
- Case number
- T 0428/90
- Online on
- 28 May 1993
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 83303914.2
- IPC class
- A24D 3/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Cigarette filter assembly
- Applicant name
- Lorillard
- Opponent name
- 01) B.A.T. Cigarettenfabriken GmbH
02) Filtrona Limited - Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
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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 with the documents filed during the oral proceedings (cf. section VI above).