T 0472/88 of 10.10.1990

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1990:T047288.19901010
Date of decision: 10 October 1990
Case number: T 0472/88
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 83110294.2
IPC class: C08L 71/04
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: No distribution (D)
Download: Decision in English
OJ versions: No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Light stable thermoplastic resin compositions
Applicant name: General Electric Company
Opponent name: BASF AG, Ludwigshafen
Board: 3.3.03
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
Keywords: Inventive step (affirmed) - complete turnaround
Lack of clarity (denied) - power of EPO to raise this
issue when it arises from, i.e. is highlighted by an
amendment after grant
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0009/87 T 0301/87 T 0227/88
Citing cases: G 0003/14 T 0487/89 T 0053/92 T 0172/96 T 0645/96 T 0174/98 T 0318/98 T 1055/98 T 0295/99 T 0468/99 T 0420/00 T 0681/00 T 0381/02 T 0868/02 T 0160/04 T 0210/04 T 0486/04 T 0843/04 T 0555/05 T 0656/07 T 1484/07 T 1855/07 T 1440/08 T 0086/09 T 0459/09 T 1095/09 T 1324/09 T 1395/09 T 1730/09 T 0493/10 T 0759/10 T 0373/12 T 1271/13 T 2237/13 T 0108/14 T 0274/16 T 0241/18 T 2015/18 T 1395/19 T 0147/22 T 0810/22

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. The decision of the Opposition Division is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the first Auxiliary Request submitted in the course of oral proceedings, with consequential amendments to the body of the specification.