T 1763/06 () of 15.9.2009

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T176306.20090915
Date of decision: 15 September 2009
Case number: T 1763/06
Application number: 99308360.9
IPC class: G02C 7/02
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 76 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Progressive addition lenses
Applicant name: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
Opponent name: Rodenstock GmbH
Essilor International (Cie Générale d'Optique)
Board: 3.4.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 117(1)(e)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100(a)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100(b)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100(c)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 107
Keywords: Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Admissibility of amended claim request (yes)
Added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty and inventive step (yes)
Offer of experts' opinion (not followed)
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
T 0528/93
T 0840/93
T 0382/96
T 0378/97
T 0774/97
T 0168/99
T 0054/00
T 0252/02
T 0386/04
T 0608/07
Citing decisions:
T 2030/07
T 0023/10

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t061763eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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