European Patent Office

T 0535/98 (Mobile milking device/MAASLAND) of 20.12.2000

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T053598.20001220
Date of decision
20 December 2000
Case number
T 0535/98
Petition for review of
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Application number
89107975.8
IPC class
A01K 1/12
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
Device for milking animals, such as cows
Applicant name
MAASLAND N.V.
Opponent name
(i) Alfa Laval AB
(II) PROLION B.V.
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0775/90
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 order to maintain the patent in the following version:

Claims: 1, 2 and 3 as filed during the oral proceedings;

Description: columns 1-4 and 7 as filed during the oral proceedings, columns 5 and 6 as granted;

Drawings: Figures 1-7 as granted.