European Patent Office

T 1043/93 (Welder/SITMA) of 22.11.2001

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T104393.20011122
Date of decision
22 November 2001
Case number
T 1043/93
Petition for review of
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Application number
86201700.1
IPC class
B65B 51/26
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Longitudinal welding equipment in a packer machine
Applicant name
SITMA S.p.A.
Opponent name
S.T.S. S.r.l. & C.M.C. S.r.l.
Intervener:
Soc. Alimentaire Brochures Industrie, A.B.I. Graphique SARL
Board
3.2.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request: extension of subject-matter (missing feature)
Prior uses - burden of proof
Auxiliary request: inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 0166/24

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:

- claims 1 to 5 as well as columns 1 to 4 of the description filed as auxiliary request with letter dated 11 February 1997; and

- Figures 1 to 4 as granted.