T 0315/04 of 21.06.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T031504.20070621
- Date of decision
- 21 June 2007
- Case number
- T 0315/04
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 96928015.5
- IPC class
- C08G 61/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- 2,7-Aryl-9-substituted fluorenes and 9-substituted fluorene oligomers and polymers
- Applicant name
- Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
- Opponent name
- Merck KGaA
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - implicit disclosure - (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Clarity - (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter - (no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0793/93
- Citing cases
- -
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the main request (claims 1 to 56) filed at the oral proceedings and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.