T 0238/88 (Crown ether) of 25.04.1991
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T023888.19910425
- Date of decision
- 25 April 1991
- Case number
- T 0238/88
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 84108391.8
- IPC class
- G01N 27/30
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
- Download
- Decision in English
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
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- Applicant name
- Kodak
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
The clarity of a claim is not diminished by the mere breadth of a term of art (e.g. "alkyl") contained in it, if the meaning of such term - either per se or in the light of the description - is unambiguous for a person skilled in the art.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 69(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Amendment to claim (allowable)
Disclosure sufficient - relevant examples available
Clarity - broad technical term of art allowable
Interpretation of terms in claim by description (affirmed) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The decision of the Examining Division is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance for further prosecution on the basis of current Claims 1 to 7.