T 1464/05 (Hydrogen-absorbing composition/PRYSMIAN) du 14.05.2009
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T146405.20090514
- Date de la décision
- 14 mai 2009
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 1464/05
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 94109180.3
- Classe de la CIB
- G02B 6/44
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents et aux membres des chambres de recours (B)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- Hydrogen-absorbing composition for optical fiber cables and optical fiber cables incorporation such compositions
- Nom du demandeur
- Prysmian S.p.A.
- Nom de l'opposant
- Alcatel Kabel Beteiligungs-AG
- Chambre
- 3.4.02
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 104(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Mots-clés
- Added subject-matter (main request: yes)
Prior use: delivery possibly for test purposes by way of ordinary commercial transaction - availability to the public (yes)
Inventive step: public prior use as closest state of the art (yes) - treatment of extrinsic features - obviousness (auxiliary requst: no)
Apportionment of costs (yes, in part) - Exergue
- Points 4.2; 5.2.2; 5.3.2 and 5.3.4
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 in the following version:
- description: pages 2, 2a and 3 to 12 filed during the oral proceedings of 14 May 2009,
- claims: No. 1 to 16 of the first auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings of 26 June 2008 and
- drawings: figures 1 to 6 as granted.
3. The costs shall be apportioned so that the appellant shall bear its own costs and shall pay to the respondent 75% of the respondent's costs for the second first-instance opposition procedure and 50% of the costs incurred by the respondent in relation to the oral proceedings of 26 June 2008. The respondent shall bear the remainder of its costs.