T 0567/95 (Dichloro tetrafluoro ethane/ASAI GLASS) of 25.01.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T056795.20010125
- Date of decision
- 25 January 2001
- Case number
- T 0567/95
- Online on
- 6 March 2001
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 88119492.2
- IPC class
- C07C 22/00
- 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
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Process for producing 1,1-dichloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane
- Applicant name
- ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LTD.
- Opponent name
- Solvay Deutschland GmbH Patentabteilung
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc. - Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Amendments extending the protection conferred by the patent as granted (no)
Clarity of the claims (yes)
Support of the claims by the description (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Inventive step (yes, after amendment) - non-obvious solution of the technical problem underlying the patent in suit - could/would approach - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- Claim 1 filed with letter dated 18 August 1997.
- Claims 2 and 3 filed with letter dated 21. September 1995.
- A description to be adapted.