T 0167/84 (Fuel injector valve) of 20.1.1987

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1987:T016784.19870120
Date of decision: 20 January 1987
Case number: T 0167/84
Application number: 79301303.8
IPC class: F02M 51/08
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 522 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: -
Applicant name: Nissan
Opponent name: Bosch GmbH
Board: 3.2.02
Headnote: The "whole contents" of an older document within the meaning of Article 54 (3) EPC do not comprise also features which are equivalents according to the document.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 104(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 27(1)(d)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 63
Keywords: Earlier European patent application/equivalents not embraced
Inventive step
Disclosure of the invention
Technical problem and its solution
Award of costs
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
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Citing decisions:
T 0079/88
T 0446/88
T 0117/90
T 0517/90
T 0685/90
T 0731/90
T 0772/91
T 0697/92
T 1022/92
T 1051/92
T 0928/93
T 0480/94
T 0407/95
T 0536/95
T 0602/01
T 1478/05
T 1387/06
T 1657/14
T 0670/15

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t840167ex1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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