T 0555/97 of 21.12.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T055597.19991221
- Date of decision
- 21 December 1999
- Case number
- T 0555/97
- Online on
- 13 April 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 87309156.5
- IPC class
- C08L 67/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Composition for injection moulding
- Applicant name
- POLYPLASTICS CO. LTD.
- Opponent name
- Toray Industries, Inc.
Nippon Petrochemical Co. Ltd. - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty - implicit disclosure (no)
Inventive step - physical characteristics not considered in the prior art - 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 on the basis of the claims of the main request as submitted on 25. July 1997 after any consequential amendment of the description.