T 1013/97 of 24.01.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T101397.20010124
- Date of decision
- 24 January 2001
- Case number
- T 1013/97
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89912973.8
- IPC class
- C04B 30/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Composite Fiberboard and Process of Manufacture
- Applicant name
- Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Odenwald Faserplattenwerk GmbH
AMF-Mineralplatten GmbH Betriebs KG - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 102(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 61a 1973
- Keywords
- Main and Auxiliary Requests I-IX: Inventive step (no)
Auxiliary Request X: Lack of clarity not a result of amendment
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious alternative - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the following documents:
1. claims 1 to 6 (auxiliary request X),
2. a description, including the drawings, to be adapted.