T 0418/98 (Mixed mail/PITNEY) of 28.09.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T041898.20000928
- Date of decision
- 28 September 2000
- Case number
- T 0418/98
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93202715.4
- IPC class
- B65H 3/06
- 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
- -
- Application title
- Feeder apparatus for stacked articles
- Applicant name
- PITNEY BOWES INC.
- Opponent name
- NEOPOST LTD
Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co. - Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0037/82
- Citing cases
- -
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 16 according to the main request submitted in the oral proceedings,
Description: columns 1 to 2 as submitted in the oral proceedings and columns 3 to 12 as granted,
Drawings: Figures 1 to 27 as granted.