T 0018/97 (methoxynaphthalenes/ZAMBON) of 10.01.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T001897.20010110
- Date of decision
- 10 January 2001
- Case number
- T 0018/97
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90123978.0
- IPC class
- C07C 45/65
- 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 the debromination of 2-substituted-5-bromo-6-methoxynaphthalenes
- Applicant name
- Alfa Chemicals Italiana S.r.l.
- Opponent name
- ZAMBON GROUP S.p.A.
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Substantial procedural violation (no)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (no)
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious alternative - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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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:
Claims: Claims 1 to 7 of main request as filed at oral proceedings on 10 January 2001.
Description: pages 4, 6, 7 and 8 as filed at oral proceedings on 10 January 2001. pages 2, 3, 5 and 9 as grant ed.
3. The request for the reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.