European Patent Office

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)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
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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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Keywords
Novelty - implicit disclosure (no)
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing 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.