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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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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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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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973
- 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.