T 0068/85 (Synergistic herbicides) of 27.11.1986

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1986:T006885.19861127
Date of decision: 27 November 1986
Case number: T 0068/85
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 81810261.8
IPC class: H01N 43/88
Language of proceedings: German
Distribution: Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Applicant name: Ciba-Geigy
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: Functional features defining a technical result are permissible in a claim, if from an objective viewpoint, such features cannot otherwise be defined more precisely without restricting the scope of the invention, and if these features provide instructions which are sufficiently clear for the expert to reduce them to practice without undue burden, if necessary with reasonable experiments.
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 83 1973 European Patent Convention Art 84 1973 European Patent Convention R 29(1) 1973 European Patent Convention R 29(2) 1973
Keywords: Functional features in claims - permissible if precise and clear
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Cited cases: -
Citing cases: G 0006/88 T 0299/86 T 0376/86 T 0322/87 T 0107/88 T 0225/88 T 0295/88 T 0312/88 T 0552/88 T 0583/88 T 0649/88 T 0011/89 T 0495/89 T 0707/89 T 0162/90 T 0204/90 T 0800/90 T 0388/91 T 0391/91 T 0822/91 T 0894/91 T 0954/91 T 0104/92 T 0143/92 T 0281/92 T 0430/92 T 0694/92 T 0720/92 T 0743/92 T 0820/92 T 0012/93 T 0026/93 T 0515/93 T 0820/93 T 0001/94 T 0215/94 T 0225/94 T 0367/94 T 0682/94 T 0856/94 T 0963/94 T 0099/95 T 0241/95 T 0530/95 T 0819/95 T 0250/96 T 0750/96 T 0812/96 T 0968/96 T 1024/96 T 1026/96 T 0172/97 T 0438/97 T 0568/97 T 0872/97 T 0012/98 T 0437/98 T 0654/98 T 0982/98 T 1106/98 T 0363/99 T 0517/99 T 0107/00 T 0595/00 T 0877/00 T 1023/00 T 0118/01 T 0782/01 T 0866/01 T 1082/01 T 1186/01 T 1279/01 T 0211/02 T 0295/02 T 0499/02 T 0684/02 T 0947/02 T 0074/03 T 1057/03 T 1089/03 T 1141/03 T 1173/03 T 0762/04 T 0883/04 T 0094/05 T 1023/05 T 0404/06 T 0631/06 T 0898/06 T 0936/06 T 1054/06 T 1063/06 T 1837/06 T 0279/07 T 0607/08 T 0959/08 T 1133/08 T 1198/08 T 0117/09 T 0560/09 T 0578/09 T 1497/09 T 1537/09 T 1345/10 T 0460/11 T 0556/11 T 0809/12 T 2067/12 T 0754/13 T 1010/13 T 2427/13 T 2438/13 T 0757/14 T 1957/14 T 2114/14 T 2186/14 T 0590/15 T 1008/15 T 1354/15 T 2007/15 T 0184/16 T 0961/17 T 2251/17 T 1605/20 T 0056/21 T 0865/22 T 2076/22

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. The contested decision is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order that a patent be granted on the basis of the following:

- Claims 1 to 5 as filed on 26 September 1986,

Claims 6 and 7 as originally filed;

- Description, pages 1 and 3 to 18 as originally filed,

page 2 as filed on 26 September 1986,

page 2a as filed on 3 May 1983.