T 0160/98 of 12.12.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T016098.20011212
- Date of decision
- 12 December 2001
- Case number
- T 0160/98
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89301057.9
- IPC class
- H01L 39/12
- 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
- Oxyde superconductive material
- Applicant name
- MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- HOECHST AG
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 64(b) 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of the appeal (yes);
Main request and auxiliary request 1: sufficiency (no);
Auxiliary request 2: sufficiency (yes); novelty and inventive step (yes) - 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 first instance to maintain the patent on the following documents:
Claims 1 and 2 according to the auxiliary request 2, filed on 3 December 2001;
Description:
Page 1 according to the auxiliary request 2, filed on 3. December 2001;
Pages 3, 4, 5 and 8 to 10 filed during the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 28. October 1997; and
Page 2, 6 and 7 filed during the oral proceedings on 12. December 2001.