European Patent Office

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
-
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.