T 0686/00 (Coated paper/ASAHI) of 24.06.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T068600.20030624
- Date of decision
- 24 June 2003
- Case number
- T 0686/00
- Online on
- 8 September 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94109849.3
- IPC class
- D21H 19/38
- 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
- Coated paper and processes for its production
- Applicant name
- ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LTD.
- Opponent name
- CANON INC.
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request: Inventive step - no; obvious optimization of process parameters
Auxiliary request: Inventive step - yes; effect of a feature (here water content of a coating layer) not to be foreseen - 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 in amended form on the basis of Claims 1 and 2 according to the auxiliary request submitted at the oral proceedings and a description to be adapted thereto.