T 0734/96 of 25.01.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T073496.20000125
- Date of decision
- 25 January 2000
- Case number
- T 0734/96
- Online on
- 3 February 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90912512.2
- IPC class
- C23F 11/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Compositions and process for corrosion inhibition of ferrous metals
- Applicant name
- Solutia Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty, inventive step, clarity (yes) after amendment
- 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 grant a patent in the following version:
Claims: 1 to 7 (part I) submitted on 12. August 1999 with letter of 28 July 1999;
7. (part II) to 20 filed on 24 September 1996 with letter of 20. September 1996.
Description: pages 1, 3, 7 to 21, 23 to 26, 28 to 34 as originally filed;
pages 2, 2A, 5A, 6, submitte d on 12. August 1999 with letter of 28 July 1999;
pages 4, 5, 22, 27, 35 submitted on 8 October 1999 with letter of 5 October 1999;
Drawings: sheets 1 to 4 as originally filed.