T 0367/98 of 03.05.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T036798.20010503
- Date of decision
- 3 May 2001
- Case number
- T 0367/98
- Online on
- 20 July 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92117740.8
- IPC class
- B21D 51/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method and apparatus for necking containers
- Applicant name
- American National Can Company
- Opponent name
- Schmalbach-Lubeca AG
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter (no)
Extension of scope of protection (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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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 on the basis of the documents indicated in point V above.