T 0384/91 (Conflict) of 11.11.1992

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1992:T038491.19921111
Date of decision: 11 November 1992
Case number: T 0384/91
Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal: G 0001/93
Application number: 82306422.5
IPC class: G02B 5/00
B29D 11/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 756 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | OJ v2 | Published | Published v2
Title of application: -
Applicant name: Advanced Semiconductor
Opponent name: Mitsui
Board: 3.4.02
Headnote: The following point of law is referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal for decision:
"If a European patent as granted contains subject-matter which extends beyond the content of the application as filed and also limits the scope of protection conferred by the claims, is it possible during the opposition proceedings to maintain the patent in view of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 123 EPC?"
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 112(1)(a)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(3)
Keywords: Conflicting requirements between Article 123 paragraphs (2) and (3) EPC
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
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Citing decisions:
T 0384/91
T 0911/92
T 0112/95
T 0064/96
T 0173/96
T 0101/97
T 1066/98
T 0220/99
T 1004/01
T 0412/04
T 0210/08
T 0824/08
T 1650/08
T 2202/08
T 2230/08
T 1779/09
T 1595/11
T 0418/12

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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