T 0035/04 (Paper surface sizing/AVEBE) of 18.01.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T003504.20060118
- Date of decision
- 18 January 2006
- Case number
- T 0035/04
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96200939.5
- IPC class
- D21H 17/28
- 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
- Method for surface sizing paper, and paper thus obtained
- Applicant name
- Coöperatieve Verkoop- en Productievereniging van Aardappelmeel en Derivaten 'AVEBE' B.A.
- Opponent name
- Zuckerforschung Tulln GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - yes (all requests): No direct and unambiguous disclosure of the claimed subject-matter in the prior art
Inventive step - no (main and first auxiliary request): obvious alternative
Inventive step - yes (second auxiliary request): surprising technical effect - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 1761/20
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 5 of the second auxiliary request submitted during the oral proceedings and the description to be adapted thereto.