T 1044/08 (Coating compositions/METAL COATINGS INT. INC.) of 17.09.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T104408.20100917
- Date of decision
- 17 September 2010
- Case number
- T 1044/08
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 00122732.1
- IPC class
- C09D 5/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Water-reducible coating composition for providing corrosion protection
- Applicant name
- Metal Coatings International Inc.
- Opponent name
- Ewald Dörken AG
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 99(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 55(c) 1973European Patent Convention R 76(2)(c)
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes) - state of the art does not disclose all the features of the invention without any doubt
Inventive step (no) - improvement not shown - obvious alternative - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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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.