T 1239/01 (NCA/AJINOMOTO) of 07.01.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T123901.20040107
- Date of decision
- 7 January 2004
- Case number
- T 1239/01
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96304797.2
- IPC class
- C07D 217/26
- 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
- Process for producing optically active amides
- Applicant name
- Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 87(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 89 1973
- Keywords
- Priority validly claimed (yes)
Inventive step: claimed process (yes) - claimed intermediate (yes) - non obvious solution - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The contested decision is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the main request filed with letter of 6 March 2002 and a description to be adapted.