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Date of decision
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10 February 98
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Case number
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T 1002/95
- 3.2.1
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Application number
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85107659.6
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Title of the application
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Flexible composite pipe for high-temperature fluids
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Applicant name
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The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
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Keywords
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Amendments to a claim previously accepted by the Opposition
Division and not arising from the appeal (allowed)
Opposing party adversely affected (no)
Inventive step (no)
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Catchwords:
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Having regard to Rule 57a EPC, a non-appealing patent proprietor
is entitled to make amendments on its own volition in cases
where these amendments - although occasioned by an opposition
ground under Article 100 EPC - do not arise from the opponent's
appeal (see points 3.2 to 3.5).
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