T 0185/88 (Surface active agents) of 22.06.1989

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1989:T018588.19890622
Date of decision: 22 June 1989
Case number: T 0185/88
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 81103329.9
IPC class: C08G 65/32
Language of proceedings: German
Distribution: Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Application title: -
Applicant name: Henkel
Opponent name: Hoechst
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: Grounds for opposition are deemed to be in due form if the single printed publication (here: German patent specification) cited as evidence for the sole assertion of lack of inventive step, while itself being published after the filing or priority date, contains a reference to another publication (here: German unexamined application) published before the filing or priority date.
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 99(1) 1973 European Patent Convention R 55(c) 1973
Keywords: Admissibility of an opposition supported only by a subsequently published document
Catchword: -
Cited cases: -
Citing cases: T 0019/89 T 0641/99 T 0864/04 T 0205/08 T 1225/08

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.