T 1014/07 (Saturated dicarboxylic acids/COGNIS) of 02.07.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T101407.20120702
- Date of decision
- 2 July 2012
- Case number
- T 1014/07
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98948100.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for making polycarboxylic acids
- Applicant name
- Cognis IP Management GmbH
(Applicant)
Cognis IP Management GmbH
Henkelstrasse 67
D-40589 Düsseldorf (DE) - Opponent name
- Popp, Andreas
BASF SE
Global Intellectual Property
Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38
67056 Ludwigshafen (DE)
Decision under appeal:
Decision of the Examining Division of the European Patent Office posted 29 November 2006 refusing European patent application No. 98948100.7 pursuant to Article 97(1) EPC 1973.
Composition of the Board: - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Main request - added subject-matter (no); clarity, support, suffciency of disclosure, novelty, inventive step (yes)
Case Number: T 1014/07 - 3.3.04
DECISION
of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.04
of 2 July 2012 - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of claims 1 to 9 of the main request filed with the letter dated 20 June 2012 and a description to be adapted thereto.