T 0888/96 (Catalyst/MITSUBISHI) of 30.01.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T088896.20010130
- Date of decision
- 30 January 2001
- Case number
- T 0888/96
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 87104302.2
- IPC class
- B01J 23/88
- 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
- Process for production of composite oxide catalysts
- Applicant name
- MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- Keywords
- Extension of the scope of protection (main request, yes)
Inventive step (auxiliary request, yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (no), substantial procedural violation - not established - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1287/14
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 claim 1 of auxiliary request 1 filed on 20 June 2000 and the description submitted as "Hilfsantrag 1" during the oral proceedings.
3. The reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.