T 0680/97 of 03.09.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T068097.19980903
- Date of decision
- 3 September 1998
- Case number
- T 0680/97
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 90306819.5
- IPC class
- A24D 1/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Improvements relating to smoking articles
- Applicant name
- British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
- Opponent name
- H.F. & Ph.F. Reemtsma GmbH & Co
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 102(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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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 7 filed with respondent's letter of 21. August 1998 (defined as auxiliary claims set 1);
- Claims 8 to 23 filed with letter of 13 August 1998;
- Description: page 2 filed during the oral proceedings, pages 3 to 10 as granted.