European Patent Office

T 2135/08 of 15.12.2011

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T213508.20111215
Date of decision
15 December 2011
Case number
T 2135/08
Petition for review of
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Application number
96906935.0
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Target, process for production thereof, and method of forming highly refractive film
Applicant name
Asahi Glass Company, Limited
AGC Glass Europe
Opponent name
Cohausz Hannig Dawidowicz & Sozien
Guardian Industries Corp.
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Admissibility of oral presentation of technical experts (no)
Admissibility of new documents (yes)
Admissibility of late filed auxiliary requests (1. to 4. auxiliary requests - yes; 5. to 11. auxiliary requests - no)
Extension beyond content of application as originally filed (no)
Novelty (main request - no, 1. auxiliary request - yes)
Inventive step (all admitted auxiliary requests - no) - partial problems
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 1852/13

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.