European Patent Office

T 0200/05 (Process for producing acyl acidic amino acids/AJINOMOTO) of 04.06.2008

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T020005.20080604
Date of decision
4 June 2008
Case number
T 0200/05
Petition for review of
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Application number
98300593.5
IPC class
C07C 231/02
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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 N-long-chain acyl acidic amino acids or salts thereof
Applicant name
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Opponent name
Clariant Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
Cognis GmbH
Board
3.3.10
Headnote
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Keywords
Main and auxiliary requests 1, 2 and 7: inventive step (no) - improvement (yes) - obvious solution - no deterrent teaching in the art
Auxiliary requests 3 to 6: amendments (not allowable) - not occasioned by grounds for opposition, but rather to improve clarity
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 2525/11

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.