T 0081/99 (Fluoro-amide/DU PONT DE NEMOURS) of 03.06.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T008199.20020603
- Date of decision
- 3 June 2002
- Case number
- T 0081/99
- Online on
- 10 June 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96102816.4
- IPC class
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- 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 synthesizing fluorinated nitrile compounds
- Applicant name
- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 82 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Main request: Claim 1 - unity of invention (yes) - support by the description (yes) - inventive step (yes) - non-obvious solution
Refund of additional search fees (yes)
Remittal to first instance for further prosecution - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision is set aside;
2. the two additional search fees are to be refunded; and
3. the case is referred back to the Examining Division for further prosecution.