T 0538/99 (Acetic acid production/BP CHEMICALS) of 03.12.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T053899.20031203
- Date of decision
- 3 December 2003
- Case number
- T 0538/99
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93303977.8
- IPC class
- C07C 53/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for the production of acetic acid
- Applicant name
- BP Chemicals Limited
- Opponent name
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (no) - obvious solution of the problem underlying the patent in suit
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0947/99
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.