T 1144/97 of 07.06.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T114497.20000607
- Date of decision
- 7 June 2000
- Case number
- T 1144/97
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90101133.8
- IPC class
- G11B 7/24
- 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
- Optical disk substrate and optical information-storage medium
- Applicant name
- IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- Bayer AG
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - broadening of claims (no) - support by description (yes)
Novelty - identification of residual impurities - implicit disclosure (no)
Inventive step - criticality of impurities content for a property not considered in the prior art - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the set of claims (5 claims), submitted at the oral proceedings, the description and the figures as granted.