T 0299/99 of 19.10.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T029999.20011019
- Date of decision
- 19 October 2001
- Case number
- T 0299/99
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91311204.1
- IPC class
- F16J 15/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Gasket
- Applicant name
- NIPPON GASKET CO., LTD., et al
- Opponent name
- ElringKlinger AG
JAPAN METAL GASKET CO., LTD.
REINZ-Dichtungs-GmbH - Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 71(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Extension of subject-matter - features of first embodiment not disclosed for second embodiment beyond reasonable doubt
Inventive step - yes - Catchword
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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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent in the following version:
- claim 1 of the second auxiliary request,
- description pages 1, 2 and 2a as well as column 2, line 45 to column 3, line 58, and
- Figures 1 and 2,
all filed during the oral proceedings.