T 0197/98 of 14.11.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T019798.20001114
- Date of decision
- 14 November 2000
- Case number
- T 0197/98
- Online on
- 20 December 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91119255.7
- IPC class
- G01G 19/00G07B 17/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Mail piece weight monitoring system and method
- Applicant name
- PITNEY BOWES INC.
- Opponent name
- Société Secap
NEOPOST LTD. - Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Clarity (main request: no)
Inventive step (auxiliary request: yes, after amendments) - 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 as amended in the following version:
Description: column 1, column 2 with insertion pages 3 and 3a and columns 5 and 6, all filed during the oral proceedings as auxiliary request; columns 3 and 4 as granted;
Claims: 1 to 16 filed during the oral proceedings as auxiliary request;
Drawings: Figures 1, 2A and 2B as granted.