European Patent Office

T 0815/93 of 19.06.1996

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T081593.19960619
Date of decision
19 June 1996
Case number
T 0815/93
Petition for review of
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Application number
87303793.1
IPC class
D01F 6/62
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
New uniform polymeric filaments
Applicant name
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Opponent name
Akzo Nobel Faser AG
HOECHST Aktiengesellschaft Zentrale Patentabteilung
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Keywords
Late filed evidence - examination as to relevance
Claims - product-by-process- claimed product patentable
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Law of evidence - burden of proof
Amendments - agreed by Boards (no)
Catchword
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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 Respondent's request for referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the question "Can a novel process feature impart novelty to a claim to an otherwise known product?" is refused.