T 0550/98 of 07.12.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T055098.20001207
- Date of decision
- 7 December 2000
- Case number
- T 0550/98
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 90119934.9
- IPC class
- C08J 7/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Molded synthetic resin articles having thin metal film and production process thereof
- Applicant name
- YKK CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Opti Patent,- Forschungs - und Fabrikations- AG
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - ex post facto analysis
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0007/95
- 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 with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the main request filed on 8 July 1999 and the description yet to be adapted.