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Degussa-Huls AG [2004] UKIntelP o18004 (18 June 2004)
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Patent decision
- BL number
- O/180/04
- Concerning rights in
- GB 0030863.5
- Hearing Officer
- Mr R C Kennell
- Decision date
- 18 June 2004
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- Degussa-Huls AG
- Provisions discussed
- PA 1977 section 1(1)(b)
- Keywords
- Inventive step
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The claims were directed to a hydrophobic, pyrogenically produced silica having a tamped density of 55-200 g/l, hydrophobised by reaction with a halogen-free silane or siloxane and compacted by a roller compactor or belt filter press. In an oral decision, the hearing officer held that the claims lacked inventive step in the light of a prior specification in the applicants name disclosing all these features except that the hydrophobising agent was not halogen-free.