European Patent Office

T 0051/97 (Crystalline dye/NIPPON) of 24.08.2000

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T005197.20000824
Date of decision
24 August 2000
Case number
T 0051/97
Petition for review of
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Application number
89122649.0
IPC class
C09B 67/48
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Crystalline form of a dye and a process for preparing the same
Applicant name
NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Opponent name
DyStar Textilfarben GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG
Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step (no) - foreseeable improvement of properties - obvious to try
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0454/02T 1277/06

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.