T 0581/91 of 04.08.1993
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T058191.19930804
- Date of decision
- 4 August 1993
- Case number
- T 0581/91
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 83306762.2
- IPC class
- C08G 63/10
- 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
- C08G 63/10
- Applicant name
- Johnson & Johnson Products Inc.
- Opponent name
- 01) Boehringer Ingelheim Zentrale GmbH
02) Stamicarbon bv - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 88 1973
- Keywords
- Late submitted material - documents admitted (no)
Correction of errors - admitted (no)
Inventive step (yes)
Novelty (yes) - Catchword
- Amendment requested as obvious error under Rule 88 EPC (not allowed); reference to balance of probability not appropriate
Inventive step (main request: no); general problem not solved; solution of the residual problem not inventive
Inventive step (auxiliary request; yes); departure from prior art teaching - Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The main request is rejected.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 7 filed during oral proceedings as auxiliary request, and a description yet to be adapted.