T 0424/00 (Chromates/STOPPANI) of 04.06.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T042400.20040604
- Date of decision
- 4 June 2004
- Case number
- T 0424/00
- Online on
- 29 July 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91908406.1
- IPC class
- C01G 37/14
- 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
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A process and plant for the preparation of alkaline chromates from chromium minerals
- Applicant name
- Stoppani S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- Bayer Chemicals AG
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Extension of scope: no
Inventive step: yes - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claim 1 as filed during the oral proceedings;
- claims 2 to 18 as maintained by the opposition division;
- description page 4 as filed during the oral proceedings;
- description page 7 as filed on 27 January 2000;
- description pages 2, 3, 5 and 6 as granted, and
- Figures 1 to 3 as granted.