T 0766/98 of 25.07.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T076698.20020725
- Date of decision
- 25 July 2002
- Case number
- T 0766/98
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92203090.3
- IPC class
- B01J 23/80
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for preparing hydrogenation catalysts
- Applicant name
- ENGELHARD CORPORATION
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 76 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)-(revised fourth auxiliary request)
Novelty - (yes)-(revised fourth auxiliary request)
Inventive step - (yes) - closest prior art, problem and solution (revised fourth auxiliary request)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the set of claims 1 to 17 submitted as revised fourth auxiliary request during the oral proceedings and a description yet to be adapted.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.