T 1464/05 (Hydrogen-absorbing composition/PRYSMIAN) of 14.5.2009

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T146405.20090514
Date of decision: 14 May 2009
Case number: T 1464/05
Application number: 94109180.3
IPC class: G02B 6/44
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 92 KB)
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Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Hydrogen-absorbing composition for optical fiber cables and optical fiber cables incorporation such compositions
Applicant name: Prysmian S.p.A.
Opponent name: Alcatel Kabel Beteiligungs-AG
Board: 3.4.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 104(1)
Keywords: Added subject-matter (main request: yes)
Prior use: delivery possibly for test purposes by way of ordinary commercial transaction - availability to the public (yes)
Inventive step: public prior use as closest state of the art (yes) - treatment of extrinsic features - obviousness (auxiliary requst: no)
Apportionment of costs (yes, in part)
Catchwords:

Points 4.2; 5.2.2; 5.3.2 and 5.3.4

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