T 0424/99 of 15.01.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T042499.20030115
- Date of decision
- 15 January 2003
- Case number
- T 0424/99
- Online on
- 25 February 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92400171.2
- IPC class
- C09C 1/00
- 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
- Bismuth oxychloride nacreuous pigment having improved weather fastness and the production thereof
- Applicant name
- ENGELHARD CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Main and first subsidiary request: inventive step (no) - obvious alternative
Second subsidiary request: inventive step (yes) - solution not obvious - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 maintain the patent with the following documents:
- claims 1 to 9 (second auxiliary request)
- description as granted.