T 0726/98 of 01.03.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T072698.20000301
- Date of decision
- 1 March 2000
- Case number
- T 0726/98
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91917626.3
- IPC class
- C08F 4/642
- 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 monocyclopentadienyl transition metal olefin polymerization catalysts
- Applicant name
- EXXON CHEMICALS PATENTS INC.
- Opponent name
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 87 1973
- Keywords
- Priority (yes) - correctly claimed from first forgein application
Novelty (yes) - prior disclosure - implicit features (no)
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious contribution of known features - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0150/82T 0188/83T 0198/84T 0026/85T 0114/86T 0124/87T 0296/87T 0027/89T 0666/89T 0012/90T 0279/90T 0953/92
- 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 the following documents submitted during the oral proceedings:
Claims: 1 to 23
Description: pages 2 to 17.