T 0469/92 of 09.09.1994
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T046992.19940909
- Date of decision
- 9 September 1994
- Case number
- T 0469/92
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 87306595.7
- IPC class
- A61F 5/448
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Ostomy coupling
- Applicant name
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Laboratoires Merck-Clevenot
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 87 1973European Patent Convention Art 88 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - state of the art
Inventive step - (no)
Priority - previous application without claims
Reimbursement of appeal fees - substantial procedural violation (no) - Catchword
- Rule 67 EPC applies only to a procedural violation by the instance whose decision is under appeal (point 6 of the decision).
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.
3. The reimbursement of appeal fees is refused.