T 0533/96 (Milking implement/VAN DER LELY) of 23.09.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T053396.19980923
- Date of decision
- 23 September 1998
- Case number
- T 0533/96
- Online on
- 26 November 1998
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89202372.2
- IPC class
- A01J 7/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- An implement for milking an animal as well as a method of connecting teat cups to the teats of same
- Applicant name
- C. van der Lely N.V.
- Opponent name
- Prolion B.V./Manus AB
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (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 case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent in the following version:
Claims: 1 to 29 as maintained by the Opposition Division.
30. as filed during the present oral proceedings.
Description: page 2 (columns 1 and 2) as maintained by the Opposition Division, pages 3 and 5 to 9. (columns 3, 4 and 7 to 16) as granted, page 4 (columns 5 and 6 as filed with letters dated 1 September 1998).
Figures: 1 to 11 as granted.