T 1145/04 of 09.03.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T114504.20070309
- Date of decision
- 9 March 2007
- Case number
- T 1145/04
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96919412.5
- IPC class
- H01B 3/44
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Electrical devices including ethylene, alpha-olefin, vinyl norbornene elastomeric polymers
- Applicant name
- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Koninklijke DSM N.V.
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Claims - clarity (no) (main request)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no) (3rd auxiliary request)
Disclosure - sufficiency (yes) (3rd auxiliary request)
Novelty (yes) (3rd auxiliary request)
Inventive step (yes) (3rd auxiliary request) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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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 claim set E (Claims 1 to 5) filed on 19 April 2005 as 3rd auxiliary request and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description and drawings.