T 0153/85 (Alternative claims) of 11.12.1986

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1986:T015385.19861211
Date of decision: 11 December 1986
Case number: T 0153/85
Application number: 81107193.5
IPC class: C08G 75/23
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 763 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: Use of aromatic amorphous thermoplastic polymers for the production of moulded articles
Applicant name: AMOCO Corporation
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: 1. If an appellant desires that the allowability of alternative sets of claims should be considered in an appeal, such alternative claims should normally be filed with the statement of grounds of appeal or as soon as possible thereafter.
2. When deciding an appeal during oral proceedings, a Board of Appeal may refuse to consider alternative claims which have been filed at a late stage, e.g. during the oral proceedings, if such claims are not clearly allowable.
3. When assessing novelty, the disclosure of a prior document must be considered in isolation. It is only the actual content of a document (as understood by a skilled man) which destroys novelty.
4. A prior document may on its proper construction (i.e. when its meaning to the skilled man ist determined) incorporate part or all of a second prior document into its disclosure, by specific reference to the second document.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 108
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 110
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111
Keywords: Alternative claims newly submitted at oral hearing as main request
Abuse of procedure
Main request rejected because filed late and not clearly allowable
Novelty
Construction of single prior document in light of reference document
Confirmation of principle of consideration of a citation in isolation
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