T 0339/03 of 11.11.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T033903.20051111
- Date of decision
- 11 November 2005
- Case number
- T 0339/03
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99105254.9
- IPC class
- C07C 37/20
- 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
- Method for making tris(hydroxyphenyl)compounds
- Applicant name
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments (allowable) - fresh features originally disclosed - no singling out
Inventive step (yes, after amendment) - determination of closest prior art for process claims - improvement - non-obvious - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 0919/07
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 grant a patent on the basis of claim 1 submitted at the oral proceedings before the Board and a description yet to be adapted.