T 0945/99 (Dental cement/MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY) of 17.12.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T094599.20041217
- Date of decision
- 17 December 2004
- Case number
- T 0945/99
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92912026.9
- IPC class
- A61K 6/083
- 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
- Universal water-based medical and dental cement
- Applicant name
- Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
- Opponent name
- Thera Patent GmbH & Co. KG Gesellschaft für industrielle
Schutzrechte - Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - novelty - no: restrictive feature in the description does not limit the scope of the claim
Remittal for further prosecution - yes - opposition division did not examine auxiliary requests presented
Reimbursement of appeal fee - no: appeal not allowed - Catchword
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- Cited 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 for further prosecution.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is rejected.