T 0844/98 (Aminocarboxylic acid salts/NIPPON SHOKUBAI) of 19.02.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T084498.20030219
- Date of decision
- 19 February 2003
- Case number
- T 0844/98
- Online on
- 28 March 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92902482.6
- IPC class
- C07C 229/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for producing amino carboxylic acid salt
- Applicant name
- NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- SKW Trostberg Aktiengesellschaft
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (no) - prior art example leads inevitably to a result falling under the scope of the claims
Admissibility (no) - late filed amendments would cause undue procedural delay amounting to an abuse of procedure - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.