T 0814/94 of 29.10.1996
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T081494.19961029
- Date of decision
- 29 October 1996
- Case number
- T 0814/94
- Online on
- 14 November 1996
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90122049.1
- IPC class
- A47L 15/42
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Improvements to the water softening system in a washing machine
- Applicant name
- MERLONI ELETTRODOMESTICI S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes
- Catchword
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- Cited 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 in the following version:
claims: claim 1 accompanying the board's communication of 8 August 1996 but whose characterising portion reads: "characterised in that said means (6-10,12) allow the selection of the desired path or paths among a plurality of possible paths of different lengths (6,8a,8b,8c;7,9a,9b,9c) being located in the lowermost zone of the salt container (3)." claims 2 to 10 accompanying the board's communication of 8 August 1996
description: pages 1 to 5 accompanying the board's communication of 8 August 1996
drawings: Figures 1 to 3 of the patent application as originally filed on 17 November 1990