T 1063/96 (4-hydroxystyrene/HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION) of 27.09.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T106396.20000927
- Date of decision
- 27 September 2000
- Case number
- T 1063/96
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91310444.4
- IPC class
- C07C 39/20
- 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
- A method for preparing 4-hydroxystyrene
- Applicant name
- HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 71(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - support by the application as filed (no)
Auxiliary request - inventive step (yes) - non-obvious alternative - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0703/16
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 on the basis of the auxiliary request.