T 0144/98 of 28.09.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T014498.20000928
- Date of decision
- 28 September 2000
- Case number
- T 0144/98
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 86304806.2
- IPC class
- C08F 4/76
- 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
- Supported polymerization catalyst
- Applicant name
- EXXON CHEMICAL PATENTS INC.
- Opponent name
- Montell Technology Company bv
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Claims - clarity - relation to sufficiency of disclosure (no)
Novelty - prior disclosure - implicit features (no)
Inventive step - known process - non-obvious alternative - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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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 Claims 1 to 9 according to Set I submitted during oral proceedings, after any consequential amendment of the description.