T 0371/00 of 15.05.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T037100.20070515
- Date of decision
- 15 May 2007
- Case number
- T 0371/00
- Online on
- 4 July 2008
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94105086.6
- IPC class
- B01J 31/40
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- Method for stabilizing rhodium compound
- Applicant name
- DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Opponent name
- BP Chemicals Ltd
- Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter: yes - first and second auxiliary requests
Novelty: no - main request; yes - third and fourth auxiliary requests
Inventive step: no - third auxiliary request; yes - fourth auxiliary request - Catchword
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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 maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 6 of the fourth auxiliary request filed on 15 May 2007, page 2 of the patent specification, pages 3 and 5 to 8 of the description filed during oral proceedings on 15 February 2000 before the opposition division, and page 4 of the description filed at oral proceedings on 15 May 2007.