T 0653/90 of 06.10.1993
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T065390.19931006
- Date of decision
- 6 October 1993
- Case number
- T 0653/90
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 84200720.5
- IPC class
- C01B 17/04
- 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
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Process for the oxidation of hydrogen sulphide to elemental sulphur and/or sulphur dioxide
- Applicant name
- Shell Internationale Research Maatsch appij B.V.
- Opponent name
- Rhone-Poulenc Chimie
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0229/92
ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The appeal is dismissed.
2. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
- Claims 1 and 9 submitted in the oral proceedings,
- Claims 2 to 8 submitted on 10 May 1990,
- the description, pages 2 and 5 to 10, as appended to the decision under appeal, and
- the description, pages 3 and 4, as submitted in the oral proceedings.