European Patent Office

T 0643/91 of 18.09.1996

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T064391.19960918
Date of decision
18 September 1996
Case number
T 0643/91
Petition for review of
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Application number
84111763.3
IPC class
B32B 27/32
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Packaging laminate and use thereof
Applicant name
AB Tetra Pak
Opponent name
1. Unilever N.V.
2. International Paper Company
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Keywords
Admissibility of one of the appeals (no) - party to the proceedings as of right
Clarity (yes) - expression sufficiently clear to discern the claimed subject-matter from the prior art
Closest document - addresses the same problem as the patent in suit
Inventive step (yes) - no hint at the relevance of desired properties, nor at the specific blend resulting in those properties
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0606/89
Citing cases
T 1593/15

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The matter is referred back to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 6 submitted at the oral proceedings on 18. September 1996, and a description yet to be adapted.