T 0793/93 du 27.09.1995
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T079393.19950927
- Date de la décision
- 27 septembre 1995
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0793/93
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 86107119.9
- Classe de la CIB
- D01F 6/04
- 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
- Very low creep, ultra high modulus, low shrink, high tenacity polyolefin fiber having good strength retention at high temperatures and method to produce such fiber
- Nom du demandeur
- AlliedSignal Inc.
- Nom de l'opposant
- DSM N.V. Patent Department
- Chambre
- 3.3.03
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 117 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Mots-clés
- Law of evidence - standard of proof - content of disclosure
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Exergue
- In deciding what is or is not the inevitable outcome of an express literal disclosure in a particular prior art document, a standard of proof much stricter than the balance of probability, to wit "beyond all reasonable doubt" needs to be applied. It follows that if any reasonable doubt exists as to what might or might not be the result of carrying out the literal disclosure and instructions of a prior art document, in other words if there remains a "grey area" then the case on anticipation based on such a document must fail.
- Affaires citantes
- T 0219/94T 0415/95T 1029/96T 1059/96T 0101/98T 0641/99T 0204/00T 1105/00T 0100/01T 1075/01T 1080/01T 0030/02T 0885/02T 0920/02T 0599/03T 0653/03T 0701/03T 1236/03T 0100/04T 0201/04T 0275/04T 0282/04T 0315/04T 0148/05T 0256/05T 0413/05T 1029/05T 1121/05T 0142/06T 0392/06T 0464/06T 0859/06T 1242/06T 1753/06T 0030/07T 0094/07T 0095/07T 1605/07T 0339/08T 0807/08T 0685/09T 1142/09T 1659/09T 0534/11T 1414/11T 2043/12T 0872/13T 2431/13T 2148/14T 2255/15T 1088/16T 1657/16T 2104/16T 2732/16T 1062/20T 0358/22
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The cross-appeal (Patentee's appeal) is allowed.
2. The case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent as granted.