T 0961/99 of 11.04.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T096199.20020411
- Date of decision
- 11 April 2002
- Case number
- T 0961/99
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 89120781.3
- IPC class
- C08F 220/54
- 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
- High performance polymer flocculating agents
- Applicant name
- CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP.
- Opponent name
- Allied Colloids Limited
S.N.F. S.A. - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty - implicit features (no)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0010/91
- Citing cases
- -
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 the main request ie Claim 1 filed with the submission dated 28. February 2002 and Claims 2 to 8 filed with the submission dated 8 June 2000, after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.