T 0120/97 of 18.09.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T012097.20010918
- Date of decision
- 18 September 2001
- Case number
- T 0120/97
- Online on
- 8 October 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 88306277.0
- IPC class
- G07B 17/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Franking machine
- Applicant name
- NEOPOST LIMITED
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes) after amendment
- 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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent in the following version:
Claims:
1. to 7 as filed in the oral proceedings;
Description:
page 1 filed with letter dated 5 December 1994; pages 2, 2a, 2b filed in the oral proceedings; pages 3 to 7 as originally filed;
Drawings:
sheets 1 and 2 as in the published application.