T 0099/10 of 26.11.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T009910.20131126
- Date of decision
- 26 November 2013
- Case number
- T 0099/10
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 97914622.2
- IPC class
- C25D 5/56C23C 18/40
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- METHOD OF ELECTROPLATING NONCONDUCTIVE PLASTIC MOLDED PRODUCT
- Applicant name
- OKUNO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Inventive step (no) - alleged effects: burden of proof (shifted to the patentee) - reformulation of the problem (yes)
Inventive step - technical solution (obvious) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1287/14
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The patent is revoked.