T 0444/98 of 09.11.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T044498.20001109
- Date of decision
- 9 November 2000
- Case number
- T 0444/98
- Online on
- 19 December 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92921371.8
- IPC class
- C08G 63/80
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for the production of high molecular weight polyester resins
- Applicant name
- SINCO RICERCHE S.p.A.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments (main request) - added subject-matter (yes)
Novelty (first auxiliary request) - product-by-process claim (no)
Inventive step (second auxiliary request) - known process - improvement - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 main request is rejected as inadmissible.
3. The first auxiliary request is rejected.
4. The case is remitted to the Examining Division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 9 submitted during oral proceedings as second auxiliary request, after any consequential amendment of the description.