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T 0436/95 () of 29.9.2000

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T043695.20000929

Date of decision:

29 September 2000

Case number:

T 0436/95

Application number:

IPC class:

G02B 5/32
G03H 1/04

Language of proceedings:

EN

Distribution:

C

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 30Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

DIFFRACTIVE COLOR AND TEXTURE EFFECTS FOR THE GRAPHIC ARTS

Applicant name:

McGREW, Stephen Paul

Opponent name:

(01) GAO Gesellschaft fÃ¼r Automation und Organisation mbH
(02) American Bank Note Holographics, Inc.

Board:

3.4.02

Headnote:

-

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 112(1)

Keywords:

Inventive step (after amendments - yes)
Earlier decision of a board in the same case - ratio decidendi
Enlarged Board - referral (no)

Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:

G 0001/97
T 0021/89
T 0078/89
T 0079/89
T 0055/90
T 0757/91
T 0113/92
T 1063/92
T 0153/93
T 0720/93

Citing decisions:

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t950436eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

11 references found.

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Case Law Book: V Priority

X CLR V A 8.1 Notion of res judicata

X CLR V A 8.3 Binding effect in opposition proceedings after remittal to an opposition division

X CLR V A 8.4 Board of appeal bound in subsequent appeal proceedings following remittal

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0001/97 (Request with a view to revision) of 10.12.1999

General Case Law

X T 0021/89 () of 27.6.1990

X T 0079/89 (Finality of decision) of 9.7.1990

X T 0113/92 (Beschreibungsanpassung/SCHRAMM) of 17.12.1992

X T 1063/92 (Elektrische Isolierschichten/REINSHAGEN) of 15.10.1993

X T 0153/93 (Recording liquid/CANON) of 21.2.1994

X T 0720/93 (FlÃ¤chenfilter/VON BLÃCHER) of 19.9.1995

X T 0449/15 (Antimicrobial material/CONVATEC) of 25.2.2016