European Patent Office

T 1049/93 (Emulsions/NITRO NOBEL) vom 03.08.1999

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T104993.19990803
Datum der Entscheidung
3. August 1999
Aktenzeichen
T 1049/93
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
87900458.8
IPC-Klasse
C10M 173/00
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Water-in-oil emulsions
Name des Antragstellers
The Lubrizol Corporation
Name des Einsprechenden
Nitro Nobel AB
Kammer
3.3.01
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Amendments (main 1st and 2nd auxiliary requests) - partly no support in application as filed
Clarity - main 1st and 2nd auxiliary requests (no) - 3rd auxiliary request (yes)
Novelty (3rd auxiliary request) (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious solution
Oral proceedings - absence of respondent (opponent) - final decision at oral proceedings (yes)
Orientierungssatz
Where an opponent who has been duly summoned, chooses not to attend oral proceedings, a board of appeal may still consider prior art which may be an obstacle to the maintenance of the patent in suit, irrespective of by whom that prior art was put forward. Such prior art does not constitute new facts within the meaning of G 4/92, which may not be construed as extending or prolonging the rights of a voluntary absent party (see point 12 of the reasons).
Zitierende Akten
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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 in amended form, namely:

claims: 1 to 9

description: pages 1 to 22

submitted as third auxiliary request at the oral proceedings on 3 August 1999.