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T 0254/98 ("Evidence not completely within the power of the opponent") of 26.9.2000

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T025498.20000926

Date of decision:

26 September 2000

Case number:

T 0254/98

Application number:

IPC class:

Language of proceedings:

EN

Distribution:

C

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 885Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Vertical lathe

Applicant name:

MINGANTI S.p.A.

Opponent name:

HESSAP Hessische Apparatebau GmbH
MAUS S.p.A.

Board:

3.2.06

Headnote:

-

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56

Keywords:

Public prior use (yes) - sufficient evidence
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious combination of known features

Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:

T 0472/92
T 0506/95

Citing decisions:

T 0012/00
T 0202/13

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t980254eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

6 references found.

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Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III G 4.3.2.A Both parties have access to the evidence : balance of probabilities

X CLR III G 5.1.1 General

General Case Law

X T 0472/92 (Joint Venture/SEKISUI) of 20.11.1996

X T 0506/95 () of 5.2.1997

X T 0012/00 () of 7.11.2002

X T 0202/13 () of 10.7.2015