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T 0414/98 () of 30.11.1999

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T041498.19991130

Date of decision:

30 November 1999

Case number:

T 0414/98

Application number:

IPC class:

Language of proceedings:

EN

Distribution:

C

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 959Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Treatment of poultry

Applicant name:

The BOC Group plc

Opponent name:

Bernard Matthews Plc
Stork PMT B.V.
Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V.

Board:

3.2.04

Headnote:

-

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123

Keywords:

Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)

Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:

G 0002/88
T 0005/81
T 0002/83
T 0013/84
T 0056/87
T 0450/89
T 0677/91
T 0511/92

Citing decisions:

T 0218/07
T 0312/09
T 2554/16

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t980414eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

11 references found.

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Case Law Book: I Patentability

X CLR I D 5 "Could-would approach"

X CLR I D 6 Ex post facto analysis

X CLR I D 9.4 Technical disclosure in a prior art document

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0002/88 (Friction reducing additive) of 11.12.1989

General Case Law

X T 0005/81 (Production of hollow thermoplastic objects) of 4.3.1982

X T 0002/83 (Simethicone Tablet) of 15.3.1984

X T 0013/84 (Reformulation of the problem) of 15.5.1986

X T 0056/87 (Ion chamber) of 20.9.1988

X T 0450/89 () of 15.10.1991

X T 0677/91 (Mass selective ejection/FINNIGAN) of 3.11.1992

X T 0511/92 () of 27.5.1993