T 0103/00 (Imidazolium salts/UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA) of 01.04.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T010300.20030401
- Date of decision
- 1 April 2003
- Case number
- T 0103/00
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91904429.7
- IPC class
- C07D 233/56
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Preparation of 1,3-disubstituted imidazolium salts
- Applicant name
- THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 64(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Clarity (yes) - terms hydrocarbyl and substituted hydrocarbyl not unclear
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes) - deficiency not established
Inventive step (yes) - problem solved by whole scope of claimed process - non obvious solution - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of
- claims 1 to 3 filed with letter of 18 February 1999, claims 4 to 12 filed with letter of 18. October 1993 and claims 13 to 19 filed with letter of 4 January 1995; and
- description: pages 2 and 5 as originally filed, page 8 filed with letter of 4 January 1995 and pages 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9 to 11 filed with letter of 18 February 1999.