T 0255/91 (Priority) du 12.09.1991
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T025591.19910912
- Date de la décision
- 12 septembre 1991
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0255/91
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 86103489.0
- Classe de la CIB
- B01D 53/04C01B 13/02
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- 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
- Air Products
- Nom de l'opposant
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- Chambre
- 3.4.02
- Sommaire
A patent application cannot serve as a basis for claiming a right of priority for a European application under Article 87(1) EPC where an application has been filed prior to the said application and this subsequent application is distinguished from the previous application only by a limitation of the scope of protection (e.g. a disclaimer) which does not change the nature of the invention (cf. T 73/88 "Snackfood/HOWARD", headnote published in OJ 1990,No.5). This, of course, does not apply where Article 87(4) EPC is applicable, i.e. the previous first application has left no rights outstanding.
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 87(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 87(3) 1973
- Mots-clés
- Claimed priority (no)
Novelty (no)
Prior application by legal predecessors of applicant, disclosing same features with large range of values
Limitation (e.g. "disclaimer) limits the scope, but does not change the nature of the invention - Exergue
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- Affaires citées
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.