T 0894/05 (Refrigerant compositions/DU PONT) of 11.11.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T089405.20081111
- Date of decision
- 11 November 2008
- Case number
- T 0894/05
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98932436.3
- IPC class
- C09K 5/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Refrigerant compositions
- Applicant name
- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Solvay (Société Anonyme)
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request: Amendments (not allowable) - shrinking of two generic groups of compounds - singling out
Auxiliary request 1: Novelty (yes); Inventive step (yes) - improvement - non obvious solution - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of auxiliary request 1, submitted during the oral proceedings before the Board, and a description yet to be adapted.