T 0024/94 of 15.11.1995
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T002494.19951115
- Date of decision
- 15 November 1995
- Case number
- T 0024/94
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 86301286.0
- IPC class
- D21F 1/00
- 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
- -
- Application title
- Automatic seaming machine for fabric belts
- Applicant name
- ASTEN GROUP INC.
- Opponent name
- 01 F. Oberdorfer GmbH & CO. KG Industriegewebe-Technik
02 NOVATECH GmbH Siebe und Technologie für Papier - Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes (after amendments)
Amendments - agreed by Boards of Appeal
Amendments - broadenings of claims (no)
Claims - Clarity (yes) - Catchword
- Scope of protection restricted - added features are not necessarily to be taken from the claims as originally filed
- Cited cases
- T 0014/83
- Citing cases
- -
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 maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 8, the adapted description and 14 drawings, all filed during oral proceedings (see point VI above).