T 0376/91 (Laminate/AMERICAN CAN) of 02.03.1994
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T037691.19940302
- Date of decision
- 2 March 1994
- Case number
- T 0376/91
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 81300818.2
- IPC class
- B32B 27/18
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A multi-layer polymeric structure having a moisture sensitive polymeric layer
- Applicant name
- American National Can Company
- Opponent name
- Ikeda, Eiji
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - main request refused by Board of Appeal
Amendments - auxiliary request agreed by Board of Appeal
Claims - measurement
Disclosure - sufficiency
Inventive step (yes) - variety of solutions available - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0014/83
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with an order to maintain the patent on the basis of Claims 1 and 11 and insert A as submitted in the auxiliary request on 2. March 1994 and the other claims and the rest of the description in accordance with the second auxiliary request submitted at the oral proceedings on 18 October 1990.