T 0767/99 of 13.03.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T076799.20020313
- Date of decision
- 13 March 2002
- Case number
- T 0767/99
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93304545.2
- IPC class
- B07C 3/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- 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 system for processing mail
- Applicant name
- PITNEY BOWES, INC.
- Opponent name
- I NEOPOST LTD
II Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co. - Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(2)(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Method for doing business as such - (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0784/06
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 as amended in the following version:
Claims: claims 1 to 13 of the 1st auxiliary request, filed in the oral proceedings;
Description: columns 1 to 4, filed in the oral proceedings, columns 5 to 8 of the patent specification;
Drawings: of the patent specification.