T 0999/96 (Glycidyl (meth)acrylate/MITSUBISHI) of 22.06.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T099996.19990622
- Date of decision
- 22 June 1999
- Case number
- T 0999/96
- Online on
- 30 July 1999
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91310657.1
- IPC class
- C07D 303/16
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method of purifying crude glycidyl (meth)acrylate
- Applicant name
- Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
- Opponent name
- NOF Corporation
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no) - extension of protection (no)
Novelty (yes) - method features as claimed not disclosed in the prior art
Inventive step (yes) - claimed purification method not obvious - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The matter is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims and amended description submitted at the oral proceedings on 22 June 1999.