European Patent Office

T 2224/09 (Membrane pump/TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS) of 14.02.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T222409.20120214
Date of decision
14 February 2012
Case number
T 2224/09
Online on
19 March 2012
Petition for review of
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Application number
05716677.9
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Method and appartaus for preparing and supplying catalyst slurry to a polymerisation reactor
Applicant name
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESERACH FELUY
Opponent name
Ineos Commercial Services UK Limited
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
Keywords
Admissibility of documents already filed during opposition proceedings (yes) - response to comments in the communication by the Opposition Division attached to the summons
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Inventive step (main request): no - obvious combination of known technical means
Admissibility of late filed auxiliary requests 1 and 2 (no)
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.