T 0047/90 (Remittal) of 20.02.1990
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1990:T004790.19900220
- Date of decision
- 20 February 1990
- Case number
- T 0047/90
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 84303578.3
- IPC class
- C07C 125/067
- 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
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- Applicant name
- Sumitomo
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
An appeal may be considered as well founded for the purpose of Article 109(1) EPC if an appellant no longer seeks grant of the patent with text as refused by the Examining Division, but proposes substantial amendments to the text which are clearly intended to overcome the objections raised in the decision under appeal (following Decision T 139/87 - 3.2.1 "Governor valve/BENDIX", OJ EPO 1990, 68).
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 109(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Claims substantially amended on appeal to meet decisions of refusal by Examining Division
Remittal
Interlocutory revision - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- J 0032/95J 0011/13T 0041/89T 0374/91T 1042/92T 1104/92T 0083/93T 0219/93T 0234/93T 0671/93T 0736/93T 0001/94T 0389/94T 0516/94T 0831/94T 0870/94T 0180/95T 0699/95T 0794/95T 0919/95T 0939/95T 0192/96T 0488/96T 0041/97T 0588/97T 0746/97T 0822/98T 0213/00T 0323/00T 0509/01T 1184/01T 1214/02T 0194/03T 0513/04T 0516/04T 0527/04T 0603/04T 0332/05T 1483/05T 0637/06T 1298/06T 0772/07T 0893/07T 1545/07T 0425/08T 1984/08T 2287/08T 0726/10T 1060/13T 1362/13T 2294/13T 2303/16T 2578/19
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that: The case is remitted to the Examining Division for further prosecution.