T 0710/92 () of 11.10.1995

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T071092.19951011
Date of decision: 11 October 1995
Case number: T 0710/92
Application number: 84115031.1
IPC class: C08J 9/36
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 102 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Method of curing expansion-molded body of polyolefin
Applicant name: KANEGAFUCHI KAGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.03
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114(2)
Keywords: Late filed requests - not admitted (claims not clearly allowable)
Disclaimer - allowable (introduced to avoid anticipation)
Novelty - yes (disclaimer imparts novelty)
Inventive step - no (disclaimer cannot make inventive an obvious claim)
Catchwords:

A disclaimer made for the purpose of avoiding anticipation and having no basis in the original disclosure cannot impart inventiveness to an obvious claim.

Cited decisions:
T 0004/80
T 0153/83
T 0433/86
T 0170/87
T 0051/90
T 0270/90
T 0241/92
T 0597/92
Citing decisions:
G 0001/16
T 0323/97
T 0451/99
T 0507/99
T 0664/00
T 0827/00
T 0035/01
T 2420/10

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