T 0185/88 (Surface active agents) of 22.6.1989

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1989:T018588.19890622
Date of decision: 22 June 1989
Case number: T 0185/88
Application number: 81103329.9
IPC class: C08G 65/32
Language of proceedings: DE
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Bibliographic information is available in: DE | EN | FR
Versions: OJ
Title of application: -
Applicant name: Henkel
Opponent name: Hoechst
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: Grounds for opposition are deemed to be in due form if the single printed publication (here: German patent specification) cited as evidence for the sole assertion of lack of inventive step, while itself being published after the filing or priority date, contains a reference to another publication (here: German unexamined application) published before the filing or priority date.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 99(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 55(c)
Keywords: Admissibility of an opposition supported only by a subsequently published document
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Cited decisions:
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Citing decisions:
T 0019/89
T 0641/99
T 0864/04
T 0205/08
T 1225/08

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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