T 0678/99 of 17.10.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T067899.20021017
- Date of decision
- 17 October 2002
- Case number
- T 0678/99
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93912503.5
- IPC class
- C01B 11/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Hydrogen peroxide-based chlorine dioxide process
- Applicant name
- STERLING CANADA, INC.
- Opponent name
- Eka Chemicals AB
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Public prior use - not proven
Inventive step (yes) - after amendments non-obvious modification - Catchword
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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 with the following documents:
- claims 1 to 23 submitted at the oral proceedings
- a description to be adapted.