T 0002/89 (Grounds for opposition) of 03.07.1989
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1989:T000289.19890703
- Date of decision
- 3 July 1989
- Case number
- T 0002/89
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 82101469.3
- IPC class
- C09D 5/44
- Language of proceedings
- German
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
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- Applicant name
- BASF
- Opponent name
- Herberts GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
1. The facts presented in support of grounds for an opposition must be sufficient for the EPO and the patent proprietor to understand the case without further investigation (confirmation of T 222/85, "Inadmissibility /PPG", OJ EPO 1988, 128).
2. An opposition complies with Rule 55(c) EPC even if it does not relate to all the features of the contested claim.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 99 1973European Patent Convention R 55(c) 1973European Patent Convention R 56(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of opposition
Opposition - admissibility
Sufficient grounds for opposition - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The Opposition Division's decision of 19 October 1988 is set aside.
2. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.