T 0014/98 (Pulp bleaching/KVAERNER) of 29.01.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T001498.20020129
- Date of decision
- 29 January 2002
- Case number
- T 0014/98
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94904044.8
- IPC class
- D21C 9/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process in association with pulp bleaching
- Applicant name
- Kvaerner Pulping AB
- Opponent name
- (i) ANDRITZ AG
(II) Eka Chemicals AB
(III) Metso Paper Sundsvall AB
(IV) Andritz-Ahlstrom Oy - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request: Novelty - yes (combination of features not disclosed in the prior art), inventive step - no (no prejudice in the art during the relevant time period between publication date of closest prior art and priority date of patent in suit)
Auxiliary requests I and III: Inventive step - no (no contribution to the closest prior art)
Auxiliary requests II and IV to VI: Extension beyond content of application as filed - yes - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 0316/13
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.