T 0168/96 (Acetic acid/BP) of 28.04.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T016896.19990428
- Date of decision
- 28 April 1999
- Case number
- T 0168/96
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 90301655.8
- IPC class
- C07C 51/12
- 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
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Process for preparing carboxylic acids
- Applicant name
- The British Petroleum Company P.l.c.
- Opponent name
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes, after amendment) - process feature of adding requires action to be performed
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0002/88
- 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 for further prosecution on the basis of claims 1 to 6 according to the main request submitted during oral proceedings before the Board of Appeal.