T 1673/15 of 05.11.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T167315.20191105
- Date of decision
- 5 November 2019
- Case number
- T 1673/15
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 00964947.6
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PROCESSING OF A PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT
- Applicant name
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Withdrawal of opposition during appeal
Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Patent maintained amended - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the European patent No. 1 216 436 in amended form, as follows:
- Claims 1 to 6, of the Main Request filed with the statement of grounds of appeal;
- Description:
Pages 2, 3 and 4, filed during the oral proceedings before the board;
Pages 5-23 as in the patent specification;
- Drawings: 1 to 19 as in the patent specification.