T 0788/97 (Discharge system/PROLION) of 23.11.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T078897.19991123
- Date of decision
- 23 November 1999
- Case number
- T 0788/97
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90201272.3
- 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
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Discharge system for milk and an automatic milking system provided with such a discharge system
- Applicant name
- Prolion B.V.
- Opponent name
- Alfa Laval Agri AB
Maasland N.V. - Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- New documents in appeal proceedings - remittal (no)
Extension of subject-matter (undue generalisation)
Inventive step - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0416/87
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The request of the appellant for remittal of the case to the first instance for further prosecution is refused.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 6 of the second auxiliary request submitted in the oral proceedings, as to the description: columns 1 and 2. as submitted in the oral proceedings and column 3 as granted, and the sole drawing as granted.