European Patent Office

T 0248/94 of 25.04.1996

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T024894.19960425
Date of decision
25 April 1996
Case number
T 0248/94
Petition for review of
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Application number
86201254.9
IPC class
A01J 5/04
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
An implement for milking animals, such as cows, in a parlour
Applicant name
C. van der Lely N.V.
Opponent name
Prolion Development B.V.
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Problem and solution approach (avoiding hindsight by the definition of the problem)
Amendments - agreed by the boards (no)
Inventive step (yes) - problem and solution
Catchword
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Citing cases
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

- The decision under appeal is set aside.

- The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent in the following version:

Claim: 1 as filed during the oral proceedings (Subsidiary request)

Claims: 2 to 4 as filed with letter dated 4. January 1996

Description: columns 1 and 2 as filed during the oral proceedings (Subsidiary request) columns 3 to 6 as granted

Drawings: 1 to 9 as granted.