T 0944/04 (Enantiomeric perfume/TAKASAGO) of 22.11.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T094404.20061122
- Date of decision
- 22 November 2006
- Case number
- T 0944/04
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 97307074.1
- IPC class
- C07C 33/12
- 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
- (e)-(r)-2-Alkyl-4-(2,2,3-trimethylcyclopent-3-en-1-yl)-2-buten-1-ol, process for preparing the same, and use thereof in perfume compositions
- Applicant name
- Takasago International Corporation
- Opponent name
- Givaudan Schweiz AG
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 55(c) 1973
- Keywords
- Main request: novelty (no) - optical purity not a distinguishing feature
Auxiliary requests 1, 2, 3: inventive step (no) - obvious to try
Auxiliary request 4: remittal - Catchword
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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 department of first instance for further prosecution on the basis of auxiliary request 4 submitted during the oral proceedings held before the Board.