T 0994/97 (Merocyanine dyes/AGFA-GEVAERT) of 24.08.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T099497.20010824
- Date of decision
- 24 August 2001
- Case number
- T 0994/97
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 89202880.4
- IPC class
- G03C 1/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Spectrally sensitized silver halide emulsions
- Applicant name
- AGFA-GEVAERT N.V.
- Opponent name
- Du Pont de Nemours (Deutschland) GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of an objection raised by the Board (main request) - yes
Remittal to first instance (auxiliary request 1) - no
Singling out (auxiliary requests 2, 6) - not admissible
Reformatio in peius (auxiliary requests 3, 3bis, 4, 4bis, 5, 5bis) - yes
Inventive step (auxiliary request 7) - yes; singling out (admissible); provision of specific compounds (non obvoius) - Catchword
- Re reformatio in peius see points 4 and 5 of the Reasons for the Decision.
- Citing cases
- T 2013/08
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order that the patent be maintained with the Claims 1 to 5 of the auxiliary request numbered 7 and the description to be adapted thereto.