T 1012/03 (Porous prilled ammonium nitrate / SASOL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD) of 01.12.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T101203.20061201
- Date of decision
- 1 December 2006
- Case number
- T 1012/03
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 97402171.9
- IPC class
- C06B 31/28
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Porous prilled ammonium nitrate
- Applicant name
- SASOL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- Act revising the European Patent Convention of 29 November 2000: Art_6, 7, 8Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: Art_007EPC1973_Art_107_Sent_1EPC1973_Art_108_Sent_3European Patent Convention Art 10(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 10(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 106 1973European Patent Convention Art 110(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 113(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 116 1973European Patent Convention Art 16 1973European Patent Convention Art 17 1973European Patent Convention Art 18 1973European Patent Convention Art 21(3)(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 21(3)(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 4(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 4(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 5(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 5(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 6(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 6(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 97(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Competence of the so-called Technical Board of Appeals (yes)
Appeal restricted to specific points of law (no)
Request for having oral proceedings in Munich instead of The Hague not allowable
Summons to oral proceedings in The Hague does not violate Article 113(1) EPC - Catchword
- 1. Article 6(2) EPC does not provide a legal basis entitling an applicant who has been summoned to oral proceedings in The Hague to request the oral proceedings to be held in Munich.
2. Article 116(1) EPC in conjunction with Article 10(1)(2)(a)(b) EPC provides a legal basis for an applicant to be summoned to oral proceedings before the Examining Division at the Hague.
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.