T 0461/97 du 26.10.1999
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T046197.19991026
- Date de la décision
- 26 octobre 1999
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0461/97
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 83303751.8
- Classe de la CIB
- B07C 5/16
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- Egg processing system
- Nom du demandeur
- Diamond Automations Inc.
- Nom de l'opposant
- FPS Food Processing Systems B.V. (formerly Terpa Poultry B.V.)
- Chambre
- 3.5.02
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 99 1973European Patent Convention R 88 1973
- Mots-clés
- Clarity, inventive step (after amendment, yes)
Amendments (admissible)
Late grounds of opposition (not accepted by patentee)
Correction of opponent's name (admissible) - Exergue
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- Affaires citantes
- T 0015/01
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 the amended form approved by the opposition division except that claim 1 and the insert for page 2, column 2, lines 9 to 33 of the description are to be replaced by those of the main request filed in the oral proceedings held on 2 September 1999 before the Board.
3. The Notice of Opposition against European patent No. 0 098 733 filed 28 August 1990, the Notice of Appeal filed on 15 April 1997, the Statement of the grounds of Appeal filed on 10 June 1997 and all the other documents filed in the opposition proceedings and the present appeal are to be corrected under Rule 88 EPC so that the name of the opponent is "FPS Food Processing System B.V.".