T 0618/06 (Close coupled catalyst/ENGELHARD CO) of 16.09.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T061806.20110916
- Date of decision
- 16 September 2011
- Case number
- T 0618/06
- Online on
- 4 May 2012
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95934413.6
- IPC class
- B01D 53/94
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- Close coupled catalyst and method of operating the same
- Applicant name
- ENGELHARD CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Umicore AG & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Allowability of the amendments: Main request and first auxiliary request (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure: second and third auxiliary request (yes)
Novelty: second and third auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step: second and third auxiliary request (no) - obvious alternative - 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.