T 0002/89 (Grounds for opposition) of 3.7.1989

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1989:T000289.19890703
Date of decision: 03 July 1989
Case number: T 0002/89
Application number: 82101469.3
IPC class: C09D 5/44
Language of proceedings: DE
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Versions: OJ
Title of application: -
Applicant name: BASF
Opponent name: Herberts GmbH
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: 1. The facts presented in support of grounds for an opposition must be sufficient for the EPO and the patent proprietor to understand the case without further investigation (confirmation of T 222/85, "Inadmissibility /PPG", OJ EPO 1988, 128).
2. An opposition complies with Rule 55(c) EPC even if it does not relate to all the features of the contested claim.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 99
European Patent Convention 1973 R 55(c)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 56(1)
Keywords: Admissibility of opposition
Opposition - admissibility
Sufficient grounds for opposition
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Cited decisions:
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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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