T 0481/00 ("Fabric protectants"/SUMITOMO) of 13.8.2004

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T048100.20040813
Date of decision: 13 August 2004
Case number: T 0481/00
Application number: 93304910.8
IPC class: A01N 25/34
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 1 MB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Fabric protectants
Applicant name: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
Opponent name: Bayer AG
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 101(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 113(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 117
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 125
European Patent Convention 1973 R 55(c)
Keywords: Admissibility of opposition (yes): requirements of Rule 55(c) fulfilled
Admissibility of late-filed evidence of public prior use (yes): evidence is prima facie highly relevant in the sense that is highly likely to prejudice maintenance of the patent
Main request, novelty (no): public prior use destroys novelty of the claimed subject-matter
Auxiliary request idem
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0028/90
G 0009/91
G 0010/91
T 0328/87
T 0534/89
T 0017/91
T 0212/91
T 0951/91
T 0472/92
T 1002/92
T 0150/93
T 0255/93
T 0356/94
T 0558/95
T 0947/99
Citing decisions:
T 0552/18

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t000481eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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