T 0842/94 of 26.01.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T084294.19990126
- Date of decision
- 26 January 1999
- Case number
- T 0842/94
- Online on
- 26 March 1999
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 86202277.9
- IPC class
- C08L 71/12
- 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
- Polymer mixture which comprises a polyamide, a polyphenylene ether and an agent to improve the impact strength
- Applicant name
- General Electric Company
- Opponent name
- Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - implicit disclosure (no)
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appeal is dismissed.
2. The case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent with Claims 1 to 16 submitted as main request in the course of the oral proceedings before the Opposition Division on 12 July 1994 and after the description has been adapted to those claims.