European Patent Office

T 1164/00 (Bonded sheet material/DEXTER) of 02.09.2003

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T116400.20030902
Date of decision
2 September 2003
Case number
T 1164/00
Petition for review of
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Application number
93310508.2
IPC class
D21H 17/17
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Fibrous bonded sheet material
Applicant name
DEXTER SPECIALITY MATERIALS LIMITED
Opponent name
Papierfabrik Schoeller & Hoesch GmbH
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Substantial procedural failure (yes): requirements of Article 113(1) EPC not complied with insufficient time accorded to Appellant (Patent Proprietor) for preparing its case
Refund of appeal fee (yes)
Novelty and inventive step of main request (yes)
New ground of opposition: not validly raised
Catchword
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is maintained as granted.

3. The appeal fee is refunded.