European Patent Office

T 1049/97 of 22.04.2002

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T104997.20020422
Date of decision
22 April 2002
Case number
T 1049/97
Petition for review of
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Application number
85200971.1
IPC class
B01J 23/74
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Nickel/alumina catalyst, its preparation and use
Applicant name
UNICHEMA CHEMIE B.V.
Opponent name
(i)Hoechst Aktiengesellchaft
(II)Engelhard De Meern B.V.
(III)Süd-Chemie AG
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Keywords
Missing Statement of Grounds
Amendments - added subject-matter (no) - clarity (yes)
Inventive step - closest prior art, problem and solution
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0550/91
Citing cases
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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 in the following version:

- Claims 1 to 12

- Description pages 2 to 8

- Figure 1

as submitted during the oral proceedings.

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.