T 0469/92 () of 9.9.1994

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T046992.19940909
Date of decision: 09 September 1994
Case number: T 0469/92
Application number: 87306595.7
IPC class: A61F 5/448
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 568 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Ostomy coupling
Applicant name: E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
Opponent name: Laboratoires Merck-Clevenot
Board: 3.2.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 87
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 88
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123
European Patent Convention 1973 R 67
Keywords: Novelty - state of the art
Inventive step - (no)
Priority - previous application without claims
Reimbursement of appeal fees - substantial procedural violation (no)
Catchwords:

Rule 67 EPC applies only to a procedural violation by the instance whose decision is under appeal (point 6 of the decision).

Cited decisions:
T 0039/82
T 0176/84
T 0184/84
T 0081/87
T 0560/89
Citing decisions:
-

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