T 0268/00 (Purification/SYNGENTA) of 16.12.2003

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T026800.20031216
Date of decision: 16 December 2003
Case number: T 0268/00
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 96926473.8
IPC class: C07C 201/16
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
OJ versions: No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Process for the purification of diphenyl ether compounds
Applicant name: Syngenta Limited
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention R 67 1973
Keywords: Amendments - allowable
Inventive step (no) - purported effects not within whole area claimed - reformulation of problem - alternative - arbitrary modification
Reimbursement appeal fee (no) - no procedural violation
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0002/81 T 0939/92
Citing cases: T 1557/07 T 0815/08 T 0730/10 T 1862/12

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal is dismissed.

2. The reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.