T 0481/00 ("Fabric protectants"/SUMITOMO) of 13.08.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T048100.20040813
- Date of decision
- 13 August 2004
- Case number
- T 0481/00
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93304910.8
- IPC class
- A01N 25/34
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Fabric protectants
- Applicant name
- SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
- Opponent name
- Bayer AG
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100 1973European Patent Convention Art 101(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114 1973European Patent Convention Art 117 1973European Patent Convention Art 125 1973European Patent Convention Art 52 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention R 55(c) 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of opposition (yes): requirements of Rule 55(c) fulfilled
Admissibility of late-filed evidence of public prior use (yes): evidence is prima facie highly relevant in the sense that is highly likely to prejudice maintenance of the patent
Main request, novelty (no): public prior use destroys novelty of the claimed subject-matter
Auxiliary request idem - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0009/91G 0010/91T 0328/87T 0534/89T 0017/91T 0212/91T 0951/91T 0472/92T 1002/92T 0150/93T 0255/93T 0356/94T 0558/95T 0947/99
- Citing cases
- T 0552/18
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.