T 0401/95 (Polycarbonates/GENERAL ELECTRIC) of 28.01.1999

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T040195.19990128
Date of decision: 28 January 1999
Case number: T 0401/95
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 87114280.8
IPC class: C07C 69/96
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
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Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Method for preparing aromatic bischloroformate compositions and polycarbonates
Applicant name: General Electric Company
Opponent name: Bayer AG, Leverkusen Konzernverwaltung RP Patente Konzern
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 64(2) 1973
Keywords: Jurisdiction of Board of Appeal on issues arising from a request rejected by the first instance (yes) - Board not bound by decision of first instance on each separate issue
Change from product claim to claim to using that product for producing another product (not allowable) - extension of protection
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0002/88 T 0406/86 T 0295/87 T 0327/92 T 0840/93 T 0583/95
Citing cases: T 0542/96 T 0780/97 T 0226/98 T 0952/99 T 0440/01 T 0050/02 T 0149/02 T 0782/03 T 0852/04 T 1018/04 T 0145/05 T 0369/05 T 0544/05 T 0795/06 T 0384/08 T 1940/08 T 0282/09 T 0305/09 T 1626/11 T 0428/12 T 0576/12 T 1954/12 T 0158/13 T 1471/14

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.