T 0159/95 (Fibre reactive compounds/BAYER) of 19.04.2000

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T015995.20000419
Date of decision: 19 April 2000
Case number: T 0159/95
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 87116148.5
IPC class: C09B 62/04
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: Fiber reactive compound having sym-triazine and aminobenzoylamine moieties
Applicant name: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
Opponent name: Bayer AG
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention R 71(2) 1973
Keywords: Main and auxiliary request I: disclaimer - not allowable
Auxiliary requests II and III: inventive step (no) - obvious solution
Auxiliary requests IV: inventive step (yes) - non obvious solution
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0001/80 T 0181/82 T 0002/83 T 0007/86 T 0170/87 T 0917/94 T 0645/95 T 0863/96 T 0013/97
Citing cases: -

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent in the version according to auxiliary request IV (claims 1-8 for the designated contracting states except ES, separate set of claims 1-6 for ES) and a description to be adapted.