European Patent Office

T 0507/99 (Coatings II/PPG) of 28.09.2006

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T050799.20060928
Date of decision
28 September 2006
Case number
T 0507/99
Petition for review of
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Application number
92116446.3
IPC class
C03C 17/36
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Heat processable metallic appearing coatings
Applicant name
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
Opponent name
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Keywords
Allowability of disclaimers: no - main request, yes - auxiliary request
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0001/03

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 following documents:

- claims 1 to 25 for the contracting states DE, FR, GB and IT according to the auxiliary request filed with letter dated 24 January 2005;

- claims 1 to 24 for the contracting states CH, ES, LI, LU and SE according to the auxiliary request filed with letter dated 24 January 2005;

- description pages 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 as filed with letter dated 14 February 2006 (for all contracting states);

- description pages 2, 2a, 2b and 2c as filed with letter dated 2 May 2006 (for all contracting states)

- description page 5 as filed with letter dated 1 June 2006 (for all contracting states)

- Figures 1 to 4 of the patent as granted (for all contracting states).