T 0643/91 () of 18.9.1996 | XEPC: EPC and PCT resource

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T064391.19960918

Date of decision:

18 September 1996

Case number:

T 0643/91

Application number:

84111763.3

IPC class:

B32B 27/32

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 792Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Packaging laminate and use thereof

Applicant name:

AB Tetra Pak

Opponent name:

1. Unilever N.V.
2. International Paper Company

Board:

3.3.03

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 107
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 108
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 65(1)

Keywords:

Admissibility of one of the appeals (no) - party to the proceedings as of right
Clarity (yes) - expression sufficiently clear to discern the claimed subject-matter from the prior art
Closest document - addresses the same problem as the patent in suit
Inventive step (yes) - no hint at the relevance of desired properties, nor at the specific blend resulting in those properties

Catchwords:

Cited decisions:

T 0606/89

Citing decisions:

T 1593/15

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t910643eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021