| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1988:T012785.19880201 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 01 February 1988 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0127/85 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 80301578.3 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | C06B 47/14 C06B 23/00 |
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| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | A | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | - | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Ireco | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Nitro Nobel | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.02 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | Objections to clarity of claims or any consequent requests for amendment are only relevant to opposition proceedings as far as they can influence the decisions on issues under Art. 100 EPC or arise in relation to matter to be amended in consequence of such issues (cf. point 2.1 of the Reasons). It could lead to an abuse of the opposition proceedings if the patentee were allowed merely to tidy up and improve his disclosure by amendments (here: deletion of an example) not necessitated by proper opposition grounds (cf. point 7.1 of the Reasons). |
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| Keywords: | Amendment of claims Abuse of the opposition proceedings Clarity of claims - interpretation of ambiguous terms Consistency of disclosure |
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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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