European Patent Office

T 0448/90 of 12.01.1993

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T044890.19930112
Date of decision
12 January 1993
Case number
T 0448/90
Petition for review of
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Application number
83105111.5
IPC class
F16L 55/16
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Mains insertion
Applicant name
British Gas Corporation
Opponent name
01) Service National Gaz de France
02) Clearline Services Ltd.
03) Jörgensen & Sön
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step (yes)
Novelty - public prior use (no) - insufficient evidence
Catchword
-
Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 0144/95

ORDER

For the above reasons, it is decided that:

1. The contested decision is set aside.

2. The main request of the Appellants is rejected.

3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 15, the description and drawings submitted at the oral proceedings (auxiliary request of the Appellants).