European Patent Office

T 0871/08 (H2O2 production/AKZO) of 08.12.2011

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T087108.20111208
Date of decision
8 December 2011
Case number
T 0871/08
Petition for review of
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Application number
00850170.2
IPC class
C01B 15/023
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
T 0871/08 Hydrogen peroxide/AKZO 2009-02-23
Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Process and composition for the production of hydrogen peroxide
Applicant name
Akzo Nobel N.V.
Eka Chemicals AB
Opponent name
ARKEMA FRANCE
Evonik Degussa GmbH
Kemira OYJ
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request: novelty (no): state of the art value to be compared to the claimed value with the same accuracy
Third and fifth auxiliary requests: inventive step (no) - absence of a particular effect - ranges of values derivalbe from the state of the art
Catchword
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee by appellant 2 is rejected.