European Patent Office

T 0038/84 (Oxidation of toluene) of 05.04.1984

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1984:T003884.19840405
Date of decision
5 April 1984
Case number
T 0038/84
Petition for review of
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Application number
81200269.9
IPC class
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Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
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Applicant name
Stamicarbon
Opponent name
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Board
3.3.01
Headnote

The achievement of a numerically small improvement of a process commercially used on a large scale (here enhanced yield of 0.5%) represents a worthwile technical problem which must not be disregarded in assessing the inventive step of its solution as claimed.

Keywords
Importance of technical problem
Inventive step - improvement
Small improvement of commerically used process
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 Examining Division for further prosecution.

3. The request to reimburse the appeal fee is dismissed.