T 0455/01 (Coating composition/BASF) of 03.12.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T045501.20031203
- Date of decision
- 3 December 2003
- Case number
- T 0455/01
- Online on
- 1 March 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95904797.8
- IPC class
- C09C 1/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Coating composition containing optically-variable dichroic pigment and interference mica pigment
- Applicant name
- BASF CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- DuPont Performance Coatings GmbH & Co.KG
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding Inc.
SICPA S.A. - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - no, obvious use of known pigment, no technical prejudice
- Catchword
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- Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. European patent No. 0 736 073 is revoked.