European Patent Office

T 0407/92 of 20.07.1995

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T040792.19950720
Date of decision
20 July 1995
Case number
T 0407/92
Online on
13 September 1995
Petition for review of
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Application number
83303757.5
IPC class
B43M 3/04
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
Universal multi-station document inserter
Applicant name
PITNEY BOWES, INC.
Opponent name
Ascom Autelca AG
ALCATEL SATHAM
Francotyp-Postalia GmbH
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step (yes, after amendment)
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 first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:

Claims: 1 to 11 according to the first auxiliary request presented during the oral proceedings of 20 July 1995,

Description: columns 1 to 16, presented during the oral proceedings of 20 July 1995,

Figures: 1 to 12 of the patent as granted.

3. The request for apportionment of costs is rejected.