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T 0556/03 - 3.3.10
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3.3.10
15 Februar 2008 01118017.1 Verfahren zur nicht oxidativen Herstellung von Formaldehyd aus Methanol C07C 45/00
  Keywords
Änderungen (zulässig) - sowohl in der vorliegenden Teilanmeldung als auch in der Stammanmeldung offenbart
Zurückverweisung
T 0936/03 - 3.3.08
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3.3.08
21 June 2007 92307258.1 Crystalline lactulose trihydrate and a method for its manufacture C07H 3/04
  Keywords
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Remittal to the opposition division (yes)
T 1042/03 - 3.5.04
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3.5.04
13 February 2008 98102571.1 Image data encoding system and image inputting apparatus G06T 11/00
  Keywords
Inventive step (no)
T 1232/03 - 3.3.01
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3.3.01
14 September 2006 98911812.0 Method of improving anti-shudder durability of power transmission fluids C10M 163/00
  Keywords
Lack of novelty objection due to prior use submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal: late filed (yes) — not admitted into the appeal proceedings as not prima facie relevant.
Technical report submitted after the statement of grounds of appeal by the Appellant: late filed (yes) - not admitted into the appeal proceedings as not prima facie relevant.
Technical reports submitted by the Appellant one month before the oral proceedings: late filed (yes) - not admitted into the proceedings - no opportunity for the Respondent to take position.
Main request, first and second auxiliary requests: inventive step (no) - no improvement within the whole claimed area — obvious alternative.
Third auxiliary request: inventive step (no) - alleged effect not credibly achieved for all claimed alternatives — extent of the claimed monopoly not justified by the technical contribution to the art.
Fourth auxiliary request: inventive step (yes) - non obvious alternative.
T 0260/04 - 3.3.07
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3.3.07
07/2008.02.18 November 2007 00114815.4 Volumengebendes Haarbehandlungsmittel A61K 7/06
  Keywords
Hauptantrag - Neuheit (bejaht); erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint)
Hilfsantrag 1 bis 3 - Änderungen nicht zulässig
Hilfsantrag 4 - Änderungen - zulässig; Berichtigung von Fehlern in der Entscheidung - zulässig
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (bejaht) - Aufgabe und Lösung
T 0451/04 - 3.4.01
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3.4.01
18 December 2007 99939993.4 System for the transmission of data from a data carrier to a station by means of at least one other auxiliary carrier signal G06K 7/00
  Keywords
Novelty (yes: all requests)
Inventive step (no: main request and first auxiliary request; yes: fourth auxiliary request)
Clarity (no: second auxiliary request)
Admissibility of late-filed requests (no: third auxiliary request; yes: fourth auxiliary request)
T 0776/04 - 3.4.01
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3.4.01
07 December 2007 01310535.8 Autonomous calibration of a wireless-global positioning system G01S 5/02
  Keywords
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - all requests (no)
T 0857/04 - 3.3.02
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3.3.02
06 November 2007 94120045.3 Verwendung von R-(+)alpha-Liponsäure, R(-)-Dihydroliponsäure und Metabolite zur Behandlung von Diabetes mellitus sowie seiner Folgeerkrankungen A61K 31/385
  Keywords
Hauptantrag, Hilfsantrag 1: erfinderische Tätigkeit (verneint), erhöhte Wirkung der Enantiomere gegenüber den Razematen nahegelegt
Hilfsantrag 2: nicht zulässig, da verspätet eingereicht, keine Antwort auf neu vorgebrachte Tatsachen und Argumente
T 0916/04 - 3.3.06
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3.3.06
11 January 2008 96108696.4 Oxygen production by ion transport membranes with work recovery B01D 53/22
  Keywords
Inventive step (no): all requests
T 1413/04 - 3.3.01
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3.3.01
29 Januar 2008 97909370.5 Festes Pflanzenschutzmittel A01N 25/14
  Keywords
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - (nein) - naheliegende Alternative
T 1437/04 - 3.3.09
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3.3.09
20 September 2007 98928177.9 A hydrophilic coating and a method for the preparation thereof C08J 7/04
  Keywords
Main request, Auxiliary Request 1, Amended Auxiliary Request 2, Auxiliary Request 5 - Novelty (no)
Auxiliary Request 3, Amended Auxiliary Request 4 - Clarity (no)
Amended Auxiliary Request 6 - Novelty (yes); Inventive step of Claim 7 (no)
Auxiliary Request 7 - Admissibility (no)
Auxiliary Request 8 - Novelty (yes); Inventive step (yes)
T 0012/05 - 3.3.08
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3.3.08
30 06 2006 98124039.3 Nouvelles lignées cellulaires de complémentation pour vecteurs adénoviraux défectifs C12N 5/16
  Keywords
Requête principale : extension du contenu de la demande initiale (non)
Extension de la protection (non)
Matière ajoutée (non)
Clarté et support dans la description (oui)
Suffisance de description (oui)
Activité inventive (oui)
T 0253/05 - 3.3.06
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3.3.06
25 September 2006 95905359.6 Detergent compositions containing percarbonate and amylase C11D 3/386
  Keywords
Added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes): synergistic effect convincingly proved - prior art not suggesting the selection of the features of claim 1 for obtaining the seeked improvement
T 0316/05 - 3.3.10
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3.3.10
19 December 2007 00978793.8 Method for oxidation of xylene derivatives C07C 51/265
  Keywords
Decision reasoned in the sense of Rule 111(2) [Rule 68(2)] EPC (no) - fresh feature - no decision on original disclosure - findings on substantive issues based on that feature - deficient reasoning
Substantial procedural violation (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (yes)
Remittal to the first instance for further prosecution
T 0329/05 - 3.4.01
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3.4.01
13 Dezember 2007 00912337.3 Empfangseinrichtung einer Radareinrichtung und Radareinrichtung G01S 7/35
  Keywords
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja)
T 0405/05 - 3.3.10
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3.3.10
10 December 2007 95919208.9 Application of omega-hydrofluoroalkyl ethers C07C 43/12
  Keywords
Main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 3: Amendments (not allowable) - combination of features not originally disclosed
Auxiliary request 4: Amendment (not allowable) - reformatio in peius
T 0503/05 - 3.4.01
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3.4.01
08 Januar 2008 02023745.9 Prüfung von Bildaufnahmen von Personen G06K 9/00
  Keywords
Neuheit - ja
Erfinderische Tätigkeit - ja
T 0561/05 - 3.3.03
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3.3.03
05 December 2007 97925966.0 Process for rigid polyurethane foams C08G 18/50
  Keywords
Novelty - (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter - (no)
Ground not substantiated in Statement of Grounds of Appeal
T 0592/05 - 3.4.02
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3.4.02
14 February 2008 02445049.6 Device and method for optical inspection G01N 21/88
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Inventive step - claim 1, 13 (yes)
T 0625/05 - 3.2.03
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3.2.03
30 November 2007 99104333.2 Vorrichtung zum Abstützen von Fenster- oder Türrahmen an der Begrenzung einer Wandöffnung E06B 1/60
  Keywords
Neuheit (bejaht)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit nach Änderung (bejaht)
T 0645/05 - 3.3.01
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3.3.01
10 Januar 2008 97108625.1 Bindemittel für emissionsarme Beschichtungsmassen C09D 133/00
  Keywords
Unzulässige Änderung (nein)
Ausreichende Offenbarung (ja)
Neuheit (ja)
Erfinderische Tätigkeit (ja) - aufgrund von Vergleichsversuchen
T 0746/05 - 3.4.02
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3.4.02
25 February 2008 01100364.7 Flow cell with an inner layer of an amorphous fluoropolymer having a refractive index less than the refractive index of water G01N 21/05
  Keywords
Inventive step (yes)
T 0774/05 - 3.2.07
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3.2.07
08 November 2007 95116064.7 Slicing machine for slicing two or more food loaves B26D 1/00
  Keywords
Admissibility of oppositions - yes (points 1 and 2)
Admissibility of appeal I - yes (point 3)
Admissibility of appeal II - no (point 4)
Request for accompanying person to present parts of the case - refused (point 5)
Late request to derogate from language of proceedings - allowed (point 6)
Interpretation from that language into the language of the proceedings - not allowed (point 6)
Late filed documents - admitted (point 7)
Admissibility of ground of novelty for one appellant - yes (point 8)
Novelty (patent as granted) - no (point 10)
Remittal - yes (point 11)
Request to refer questions to Enlarged Board of Appeal - refused (point 12)
T 0795/05 - 3.3.03
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3.3.03
13 December 2007 95924038.3 Polymerization catalyst systems, their production and use C08F 10/00
  Keywords
Main request, first-seventh, ninth auxiliary requests: - added subject-matter - yes
Fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth auxiliary requests - amendments - extension beyond patent as granted - yes
Sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth auxiliary requests - claims - clarity - no
T 0843/05 - 3.2.03
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3.2.03
28 01 2008 00936978.6 Dispositif d'ancrage d'un câble de structure E04C 5/12
E01D 19/16
  Keywords
Activité inventive: oui
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