T 0994/97 (Merocyanine dyes/AGFA-GEVAERT) of 24.8.2001

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T099497.20010824
Date of decision: 24 August 2001
Case number: T 0994/97
Application number: 89202880.4
IPC class: G03C 1/26
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
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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Versions: Unpublished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: Spectrally sensitized silver halide emulsions
Applicant name: AGFA-GEVAERT N.V.
Opponent name: Du Pont de Nemours (Deutschland) GmbH
Board: 3.3.06
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123
Keywords: Admissibility of an objection raised by the Board (main request) - yes
Remittal to first instance (auxiliary request 1) - no
Singling out (auxiliary requests 2, 6) - not admissible
Reformatio in peius (auxiliary requests 3, 3bis, 4, 4bis, 5, 5bis) - yes
Inventive step (auxiliary request 7) - yes; singling out (admissible); provision of specific compounds (non obvoius)
Catchwords:

Re reformatio in peius see points 4 and 5 of the Reasons for the Decision.

Cited decisions:
G 0010/91
G 0001/99
T 0341/92
T 0859/94
T 0615/95
T 0050/97
Citing decisions:
T 2013/08

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