European Patent Office

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)
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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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.