T 0841/98 of 06.03.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T084198.20010306
- Date of decision
- 6 March 2001
- Case number
- T 0841/98
- Online on
- 10 May 2001
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93120804.5
- IPC class
- C08G 63/81
- 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
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Process for the preparation of lactic acid polyesters
- Applicant name
- MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 89 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - inherent disclosure (no)
Multiple priorities
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- -
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 grant a patent on the basis of Claim 1 of the main request submitted at the oral proceedings and claims 2 to 12 submitted with the letter of 2 February 2001 and a description yet to be adapted.