T 0725/08 (Organic Pigment/SUN) of 16.7.2010

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T072508.20100716
Date of decision: 16 July 2010
Case number: T 0725/08
Application number: 01103566.4
IPC class: C09B 67/04
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 49 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Method for preparing organic pigments
Applicant name: SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Opponent name: BASF SE
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention Art 101(3)(a)
European Patent Convention Art 84
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1); 12(1)
Keywords: Main request: "consisting essentially of" extends beyond the content of the application
1st to 3rd auxiliary request: extends beyond the content of the application as filed
4th to 7th auxiliary requets: lack of clarity due to the overlapping meaning of ingredient with respect to two defined ranges
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0001/93
T 0522/91
T 0759/91
T 1129/97
T 0457/02
T 0727/04
Citing decisions:
T 0759/10
T 0107/14
T 0786/16
T 1173/17

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