T 0597/97 of 01.02.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T059797.20000201
- Date of decision
- 1 February 2000
- Case number
- T 0597/97
- Online on
- 10 March 2000
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 89312843.9
- IPC class
- B65H 3/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- 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
- Front end feeder for mail handling machine
- Applicant name
- PITNEY BOWES, INC.
- Opponent name
- NEOPOST LTD.
Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co. - Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (auxiliary request) - yes
- Catchword
- -
- 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 as amended in the following version:
Claims: 1 to 5 submitted as the auxiliary request during the oral proceedings
Description: pages 2 and 2a submitted during the oral proceedings
pages 3 to 8 of the patent as granted
Drawings: Figures 1 to 27 of the patent as granted