T 0989/93 (Scintillation Media/FISHER SCIENTIFIC) of 16.04.1997
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T098993.19970416
- Date of decision
- 16 April 1997
- Case number
- T 0989/93
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 85306447.5
- IPC class
- C09K 11/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- New scintillation media and methods of detecting beta ray emissions
- Applicant name
- Fisher Scientific U.K. Limited
- Opponent name
- Packard Instrument B.V.
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes
Common general knowledge (no); burden of proof
Analogous substitution (no)
Obvious to try (no) - Catchword
- In the absence of relevant common general knowledge no conclusions are possible on the basis of the known properties of one group of chemical compounds (here: benzene derivatives) regarding the properties of a different group of chemical compounds (here: naphthalene derivatives; see point 9.1).
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the Claims 1 to 8 and the description pages 2 to 5, submitted during oral proceedings.