T 0260/98 of 23.01.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T026098.20030123
- Date of decision
- 23 January 2003
- Case number
- T 0260/98
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92925223.7
- IPC class
- C09D 11/02
- 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
- Abrasion resistant printing inks
- Applicant name
- SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Siegwerk Druckfarben GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Disclosure - sufficiency (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) after amendment - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 2001/12
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 6 according to the 2. auxiliary request (previous 4. auxiliary request as submitted during the oral proceedings) and a description yet to be adapted.