T 0248/85 (Radiation Processing) of 21.01.1986
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1986:T024885.19860121
- Date of decision
- 21 January 1986
- Case number
- T 0248/85
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 82305334.3
- IPC class
- C08J 7/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Decision in English
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Radiation processing of polymeric products
- Applicant name
- BICC
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
1. The provisions of the EPC governing the requirements for patentability and those relating to the extent of protection fulfil different functions. A claim directed to subject-matter which, though coming within the extent of protection provided by the EPC, does not meet the requirements for patentability laid down in Articles 52 to 57, is not allowable. A known product is not rendered novel merely by means of further definition (as a "product of process").
2. An objective assessment of inventive step starting from the closest prior art implies that the latter has been positively identified and considered.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 64(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Product-by-process-claims
Identification of the closest prior art - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- G 0002/12G 0002/13T 0353/86T 0173/87T 0434/87T 0217/89T 0403/89T 0130/90T 0407/90T 0048/91T 0339/91T 0073/92T 0110/92T 0223/92T 0234/92T 0413/92T 0465/92T 0555/92T 0881/92T 0882/92T 1072/92T 0102/93T 0124/93T 0271/93T 0325/93T 0333/93T 0351/93T 0410/93T 0815/93T 0955/93T 1009/93T 1046/93T 0683/94T 0691/94T 0168/95T 0181/95T 0576/95T 0653/95T 0284/96T 0554/96T 0730/96T 0511/97T 0644/97T 0747/97T 0793/97T 1164/97T 0238/98T 0748/98T 0936/98T 0620/99T 0717/00T 0722/00T 0979/00T 1194/00T 0177/01T 0583/01T 1285/01T 1369/04T 0100/05T 0210/05T 0259/05T 0260/05T 0995/05T 1039/05T 1145/05T 1548/05T 1554/05T 0211/06T 1063/06T 1087/06T 1633/06T 0339/07T 1033/07T 1859/07T 1943/07T 1976/07T 0610/08T 1407/08T 1951/08T 2119/08T 0067/09T 0687/09T 2076/09T 1080/10T 1590/10T 1758/10T 0028/11T 0270/11
ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The appeal concerning Claims 4 and 5 is rejected.
2. However, the Decision under appeal is set aside and thecase is remitted to the Examining Division for further prosecution on the basis of Claims 1 to 3 filed on 13 March 1985.