T 0909/98 of 13.11.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T090998.20011113
- Date of decision
- 13 November 2001
- Case number
- T 0909/98
- Online on
- 3 December 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89102136.2
- IPC class
- G07B 17/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Postal charge accounting system
- Applicant name
- PITNEY BOWES, INC.
- Opponent name
- 01: Société Secap
02: Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co. - Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (after amendment - yes)
- Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form in the following version:
- claims 1 to 26 and description, columns 1 and 2, as filed during the oral proceedings;
- description, columns 3 to 16 and drawings, Figures 1 to 7 and 8A to 8D, of the patent specification.