European Patent Office

T 1079/96 of 06.11.1998

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T107996.19981106
Date of decision
6 November 1998
Case number
T 1079/96
Petition for review of
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Application number
89402087.4
IPC class
C08J 7/17
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Hydrophilic material and method of manufacturing the same
Applicant name
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
Opponent name
Akzo Nobel Faser AG
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Keywords
Maintenance in amended form - opponent not informed of the full amended text - adaptation of the description - substantial procedural violation
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0361/98T 0056/21

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appealed decision is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a patent in the following version:

Claims: 1 to 7, filed before the first instance with letter dated 21 May 1996,

Description: pages 2, 7 and 8 as granted, pages 3 to 5 as filed with letter dated 17 July 1998, page 6 as filed with letter dated 28. April 1998,

Figures: 1 and 2 as granted.

3. The reimbursement of the appeal fee is ordered.