European Patent Office

T 0076/03 of 25.10.2005

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T007603.20051025
Date of decision
25 October 2005
Case number
T 0076/03
Online on
31 January 2006
Petition for review of
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Application number
94309753.5
IPC class
C08L 9/06
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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Application title
Tread rubber composition for tyres
Applicant name
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
Opponent name
Bridgestone Corporation
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty (yes) - prior disclosure of implicit features (no)
Inventive step (yes) - problem and solution
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Opposition grounds - sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
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.