T 1011/96 (Milking/MAASLAND) of 28.01.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T101196.19990128
- Date of decision
- 28 January 1999
- Case number
- T 1011/96
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 89101861.6
- IPC class
- A01J 7/00
- 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
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Device for automatically milking animals
- Applicant name
- Maasland N.V.
- Opponent name
- Alfa Laval Agri AB
Prolion B.V. - Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments removing inconsistencies between the claims and the description of the patent as granted (admissible)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0087/01
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 as filed during the oral proceedings, 2. to 5 as granted.
Description: page 1 filed with letter dated 6 January 1999, columns 2 to 4 as filed during the oral proceedings, columns 5 and 6 and lines 1 to 13 of column 7 as granted.
Drawings: Figures 1 to 3 as granted.