T 0303/94 (Ferroelectic mixture/CHISSO) of 16.09.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T030394.19990916
- Date of decision
- 16 September 1999
- Case number
- T 0303/94
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 86115156.1
- IPC class
- C09K 19/02
- 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
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Ferroelectric smectic C mixture, method for controlling its tilt angle, and light switching element
- Applicant name
- Chisso Corporation
- Opponent name
- HI-TEC Electronik Vertriebs GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973
- Keywords
- Jurisdiction of the Board of Appeal on issues decided by the first instances (yes) - power on the Board to review each separate issue
Interpretation of claims using the description in case of doubt (yes)
Novelty (no) - anticipation by intermediate document
Amendment - not directly and unambiguously derivable from the application as filed - 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.