T 0444/00 (Chlorine dioxide/EKA) of 16.01.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T044400.20030116
- Date of decision
- 16 January 2003
- Case number
- T 0444/00
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93913716.2
- IPC class
- C01B 11/02
- 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
- -
- Application title
- Method of producing chlorine dioxide
- Applicant name
- Eka Chemicals AB
- Opponent name
- Sterling Canada, Inc.
OLIN CORPORATION - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (amended claims, yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0219/83
- Citing cases
- -
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 with the following documents:
- claims 1 to 3 submitted during the oral proceedings
- a description to be adapted.