T 0564/02 of 30.09.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T056402.20040930
- Date of decision
- 30 September 2004
- Case number
- T 0564/02
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93307190.4
- IPC class
- C08F 297/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Polypropylene block copolymers and films thereof
- Applicant name
- SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
- Opponent name
- Union Carbide Corporation
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 102(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 29(1)(a) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (main request) - no
Product-by-process - feature not distinguishing
Sufficiency (auxiliary request) - yes
Novelty (auxiliary request) - yes - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The main request of the Appellant is refused.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance for examination of inventive step on the basis of auxiliary request A3 filed with the letter dated 9 August 2002.