T 0219/98 (t-Butyl (R)-(-)-4-Cyano-3-hydroxybutyrate/TAKASAGO) of 06.11.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T021998.20011106
- Date of decision
- 6 November 2001
- Case number
- T 0219/98
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93303947.1
- IPC class
- C07C 255/20
- 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
- t-Butyl (r)-(-)-4-Cyano-3-hydroxybutyrate and process for its preparation
- Applicant name
- Takasago International Corporation
- Opponent name
- LONZA AG
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 158(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 158(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973
- Keywords
- Main request and auxiliary request I: novelty (no) - no
selection - purity level not a distinguishing feature
Auxiliary requests II, III, IV: support by the application as filed (no) - inadmissible generalization of an example - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0001/92T 0012/81T 0201/83T 0007/86T 0077/87T 0296/87T 0279/89T 0666/89T 0990/96T 0728/98T 0941/98
- Citing cases
- T 0944/04
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.