T 0098/00 (Refrigerating system/MATSUSHITA) of 18.03.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T009800.20030318
- Date of decision
- 18 March 2003
- Case number
- T 0098/00
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92901898.4
- IPC class
- C10M 105/38
- 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
- Method for manufacturing a refrigerating system
- Applicant name
- MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Cognis Deutschland GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 69 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973
- Keywords
- Main request: inventive step (no) - obvious solution in view of the closest state of the art and common general knowledge
First auxiliary request: extension of the protection conferred (yes) - Article 69 EPC not relevant for interpreting the claims within Article 123(3) EPC
Second auxiliary request: introduction by the Board at the oral proceedings of a fresh document reflecting the common general knowledge - inventive step (no) - obvious solution
Third auxiliary request: remittal to the first instance for further prosecution (no)
Fourth auxiliary request: referral of a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.