European Patent Office

T 0860/95 of 27.10.1999

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T086095.19991027
Date of decision
27 October 1999
Case number
T 0860/95
Petition for review of
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Application number
88106910.8
IPC class
B01J 23/94
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Method of reactivating catalyst
Applicant name
Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
Rhone-Poulenc Chimie
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Keywords
Clarity of a relative expression
Inventive step (yes) not obvious to try
Closest state of the art - identification without the benefit of hindsight
Catchword
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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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the claim and description according to the main request filed in the oral proceedings.