European Patent Office

T 0213/92 of 14.08.1995

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T021392.19950814
Date of decision
14 August 1995
Case number
T 0213/92
Online on
1 September 1995
Petition for review of
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Application number
85101380.5
IPC class
D01F 6/30
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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Application title
Fine denier fibers of olefin polymers
Applicant name
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Opponent name
NESTE OY
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Keywords
Clarity (no) - ambiguous wording in an independent claim becoming clear by reference to a dependent claim - extension of protection
Novelty (yes) - no explicit disclosure in individualised form - preference not amounting to implicit disclosure - selection
Inventive step (yes) - no incentive
Catchword
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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 Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 7. of subsidiary request "3" filed on 26 November 1991, after corresponding amendments to the description.