European Patent Office

T 1530/09 of 25.11.2011

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T153009.20111125
Date of decision
25 November 2011
Case number
T 1530/09
Online on
13 December 2011
Petition for review of
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Application number
01115291.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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Application title
Emission control method and apparatus of an internal combustion engine
Applicant name
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
Opponent name
PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Main request - feature shown only in isolation in a flowchart leads to subject-matter not directly and unambiguously derivable from application as filed - not allowable (Art. 100(c) EPC)
Auxiliary requests - late-filed - not admitted
Catchword
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.