European Patent Office

T 0423/93 of 28.03.1995

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T042393.19950328
Date of decision
28 March 1995
Case number
T 0423/93
Online on
22 May 1995
Petition for review of
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Application number
84112523.0
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
Can-like container and method for manufacturing same
Applicant name
Showa Denko Kabushiki Kaisha
Opponent name
AB Åkerlund & Rausing
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step (main request no, auxiliary request yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (yes)
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 main request of the Respondents is rejected.

3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the single claim and description submitted as auxiliary request at the oral proceedings, together with the drawings as granted.

4. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is allowed.