T 0717/00 (Difluoromethane/INEOS FLUOR) of 18.11.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T071700.20021118
- Date of decision
- 18 November 2002
- Case number
- T 0717/00
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94909203.5
- IPC class
- C07C 17/20
- 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
- Production of difluoromethane
- Applicant name
- Ineos Fluor Holdings Limited
- Opponent name
- AlliedSignal Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Late filed evidence (not admitted) - lack of relevance
Inventive step (yes) - (re)formulation of problem on the basis of technical results achieved vis-à-vis closest prior art - burden of proof - non-obvious solution - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 0356/01
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is maintained as granted.