T 0359/99 of 12.12.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T035999.20001212
- Date of decision
- 12 December 2000
- Case number
- T 0359/99
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 92900412.5
- IPC class
- A63H 33/10
- 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
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- Application title
- A coupling mechanism for a toy building set
- Applicant name
- LEGO A/S, et al
- Opponent name
- K'Nex International U.K.
- Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 27 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
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 on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: Claims 1 to 8 as filed in the oral proceedings,
Description: Columns 1 and 2 as submitted in the oral proceedings and columns 3 to 7 as maintained by the opposition division and
Drawings: Figures 1 to 10 as maintained by the opposition division.