T 0481/97 of 24.10.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T048197.20001024
- Date of decision
- 24 October 2000
- Case number
- T 0481/97
- Online on
- 9 April 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93304524.7
- IPC class
- B41M 5/132
- 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
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Pressure-sensitive copying paper
- Applicant name
- ARJO WIGGINS LIMITED
- Opponent name
- STORA ENSO PUBLICATION PAPER AG
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Public prior use (not approved)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step, main request (no), auxiliary request (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 on the basis of the following documents filed during oral proceedings:
(a) Claims 1 to 8; and
(b) description, pages 2 to 6, and 7, lines 1 to 9.