T 0582/99 (Salt product/HITAVEITA SUDURNESJA) of 22.05.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T058299.20030522
- Date of decision
- 22 May 2003
- Case number
- T 0582/99
- Online on
- 7 July 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93907821.8
- IPC class
- A23L 1/237
- 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
- A salt product and method for the preparation thereof
- Applicant name
- Hitaveita Sudurnesja
- Opponent name
- Akzo Nobel N.V.
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - novelty - no: homogeneity feature not distinguishable from the prior art
Auxiliary request - remittal to the first instance - shift of invention from the product to the process
Reimbursement of appeal fee - no: not equitable - Catchword
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ORDER
For these Reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance for further prosecution.