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)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- 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.