T 0513/98 of 07.07.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T051398.20000707
- Date of decision
- 7 July 2000
- Case number
- T 0513/98
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 89313227.4
- IPC class
- B07C 1/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Centralized mail use database
- Applicant name
- PITNEY BOWES INC.
- Opponent name
- Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co.
- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 29(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step
- 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 in amended form, in the following version:
claims 1 to 8 filed with letter dated 26 April 2000;
description, columns 3 to 6 filed in the oral proceedings;
description, columns 1, 2 and 7 to 13 and drawings of the patent specification.