T 0319/08 (Titanium oxide sol/SHOWA DENKO) of 26.07.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T031908.20110726
- Date of decision
- 26 July 2011
- Case number
- T 0319/08
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 00114857.6
- IPC class
- C01G 23/047C01G 23/053
- 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
- Particles, aqueous dispersion and film of titanium oxide, and preparation thereof
- Applicant name
- SHOWA DENKO K.K.
- Opponent name
- KRONOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Novelty, main request (no): implicit novelty-destroying disclosure
Novelty, auxiliary request (yes): implicit disclosure not convincingly demonstrated
Inventive step, auxiliary request (yes): product with optimised balance of properties not suggested by prior art - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 1287/14
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 with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 8 according to the auxiliary request 0 filed at the oral proceedings and a description to be adapted.