T 0563/04 of 06.03.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T056304.20070306
- Date of decision
- 6 March 2007
- Case number
- T 0563/04
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96916901.0
- IPC class
- C08L 23/16
- 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
- Calendered elastomeric articles
- Applicant name
- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973European Patent Convention R 88 1973
- Keywords
- Main request, first and second auxiliary requests - amendments - added subject-matter - yes
Third, fourth and fifth auxiliary request - claims - clarity - no
Sixth auxiliary request - maintenance in amended form - yes - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 1152/10
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 sixth auxiliary request (claims 1 to 11) filed at the oral proceedings and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.