T 0583/99 (Pulp bleaching/EKA) of 09.07.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T058399.20020709
- Date of decision
- 9 July 2002
- Case number
- T 0583/99
- Online on
- 1 October 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94901142.3
- IPC class
- D21C 9/16
- 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 bleaching of lignocellulose-containing pulp
- Applicant name
- Eka Chemicals AB
- Opponent name
- Kemira Chemicals OY
Solvay Interox (Société Anonyme) - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes: no incentive in the prior art for the claimed solution of the technical problem
- Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing 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 on the basis of Claims 1 to 9 of the main request filed on 9 March 1999 and a description to be adapted thereto.