T 0296/96 (Carboxamides/SHELL) of 12.01.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T029696.20000112
- Date of decision
- 12 January 2000
- Case number
- T 0296/96
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91203092.1
- IPC class
- C07D 213/86
- 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
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- Application title
- Herbicidal carboxamide derivatives
- Applicant name
- SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ B.V.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 108 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 119 1973European Patent Convention Art 122 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 87(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973European Patent Convention R 78(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal (yes) - appeal deemed to have been filed
Main request: inventive step (no) - effect not made credible for whole scope
Auxiliary request 1 - amendment not directly and unambiguously derivable from application as filed
Auxiliary request 2: inventive step (yes) - claimed compounds not derivable from the prior art
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no) - no substantial procedural violation - 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 with the order to grant a patent with the following claims:
- Claims 1 to 9 filed as auxiliary request A2 during oral proceedings;
and a description to be adapted.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.