T 0226/96 (Polyester yarn/ALLIEDSIGNAL) of 17.08.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T022696.19990817
- Date of decision
- 17 August 1999
- Case number
- T 0226/96
- Online on
- 23 September 1999
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89908326.5
- IPC class
- D01F 6/62
- 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
- Dimensionally stable polyester yarn for high tenacity treated cords
- Applicant name
- AlliedSignal Inc.
- Opponent name
- Rhone-Poulenc Viscosuisse SA Patentabteilung
Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft Zentrale Patentabteilung - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - yes
Inventive step - yes - 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 decision is set aside.
2. The patent is maintained with:
- Claims 1 to 16 as submitted during oral proceedings,
- pages 2 to 13 and page 14, lines 1 to 40 of the specification and Figures 1 to 10 of the patent as granted.