T 0778/99 of 12.05.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T077899.20040512
- Date of decision
- 12 May 2004
- Case number
- T 0778/99
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 94915636.8
- IPC class
- D01F 2/00
- 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
- Transport of solutions of cellulose through pipes
- Applicant name
- Acordis Fibres (Holdings) Limited
- Opponent name
- Zimmer Aktiengesellschaft
ALCERU Schwarza GmbH
Thür.Inst.f.Textil-u. Kunstst.forschung e.V. - 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 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Disclosure - sufficiency (yes)
Novelty - (no) main request - (yes) first and second auxiliary requests
Inventive step - obvious solution (yes) (first auxiliary request)
Inventive step - (yes) (second auxiliary request) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0939/92
- Citing cases
- -
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 19 of the second auxiliary request filed with letter dated 27. April 2000 and a description yet to be adapted.