European Patent Office

T 0254/98 ("Evidence not completely within the power of the opponent") of 26.09.2000

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T025498.20000926
Date of decision
26 September 2000
Case number
T 0254/98
Petition for review of
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Application number
92117871.1
IPC class
B23Q 7/04
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Vertical lathe
Applicant name
MINGANTI S.p.A.
Opponent name
HESSAP Hessische Apparatebau GmbH
MAUS S.p.A.
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Public prior use (yes) - sufficient evidence
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious combination of known features
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0012/00T 0202/13

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is maintained as granted.