T 1068/99 of 16.10.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T106899.20011016
- Date of decision
- 16 October 2001
- Case number
- T 1068/99
- Online on
- 16 October 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94309130.6
- IPC class
- B60C 23/04B60C 23/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Apparatus for alarming tyre deflation
- Applicant name
- SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LIMITED, et al
- Opponent name
- Mannesmann VDO AG
- Board
- 3.2.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (granted claim 2, no)
Inventive step (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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the following documents:
- claims 1 and 2 (first auxiliary request);
- description as granted with column 2, lines 8 to 14, replaced according to the first auxiliary request;
- drawing as granted.