T 0300/89 (Polyesters) of 11.4.1990

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1990:T030089.19900411
Date of decision: 11 April 1990
Case number: T 0300/89
Application number: 85308381.4
IPC class: C08G 63/58
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 886 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: Minnesota Mining
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: 1. Even if it is possible for an Examining Division to envisage amendments which might enable progress towards grant, the burden lies upon an applicant (if he so wishes) to propose amendments (including by way of auxiliary requests) which overcome the objections raised by the Examining Division, in the observations in reply to the first communication under Article 96(2) EPC in which such objections are raised.
2. If an applicant wishes to avoid the risk of an adverse decision being issued without oral proceedings being appointed, he should request oral proceedings at the latest in his observations in reply to the first communication under Article 96(2) EPC.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 96
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 113
European Patent Convention 1973 R 51
European Patent Convention 1973 R 67
Keywords: Novelty (no)
Product defined by a product-by-process claim involving three reactants without specific reaction conditions not novel with regard to prior art mentioning the same reactants
Rejection after one communication
Request for telephone call left unanswered - no procedural violation
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
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