T 0323/13 of 05.03.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T032313.20150305
- Date of decision
- 5 March 2015
- Case number
- T 0323/13
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 00980863.5
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- COMPLEXES OF FORM L2MX AS PHOSPHORESCENT DOPANTS FOR ORGANIC LEDS
- Applicant name
- THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
The University of Southern California - Opponent name
- Merck Patent GmbH
Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd.(former opponent)
BASF SE - Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of
- claims 1 to 11 according to the main request filed during the oral proceedings of 5 March 2015;
- the description pages 3 to 7, and 10 to 18 of the patent specification, and amended pages 8 and 9 of the description as filed during the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 7 December 2012; and
- figures 1 to 40 of the patent specification.