T 0068/85 (Synergistic herbicides) du 27.11.1986
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1986:T006885.19861127
- Date de la décision
- 27 novembre 1986
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0068/85
- En ligne le
- 27 novembre 1986
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 81810261.8
- Classe de la CIB
- H01N 43/88
- Langue de la procédure
- Allemand
- Distribution
- Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
- Téléchargement
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- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
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- Nom du demandeur
- Ciba-Geigy
- Nom de l'opposant
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- Chambre
- 3.3.01
- Sommaire
Functional features defining a technical result are permissible in a claim, if from an objective viewpoint, such features cannot otherwise be defined more precisely without restricting the scope of the invention, and if these features provide instructions which are sufficiently clear for the expert to reduce them to practice without undue burden, if necessary with reasonable experiments.
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 29(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 29(2) 1973
- Mots-clés
- Functional features in claims - permissible if precise and clear
- Exergue
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The contested decision is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order that a patent be granted on the basis of the following:
- Claims 1 to 5 as filed on 26 September 1986,
Claims 6 and 7 as originally filed;
- Description, pages 1 and 3 to 18 as originally filed,
page 2 as filed on 26 September 1986,
page 2a as filed on 3 May 1983.