T 1146/07 (Process for depolymerizing carpet waste/ALLIEDSIGNAL INC. and KONINKLIJKE DSM N.V.) of 22.01.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T114607.20100122
- Date of decision
- 22 January 2010
- Case number
- T 1146/07
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96943716.9
- IPC class
- C07D 201/12
- 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
- Process for depolymerizing nylon-containing waste to form caprolactam by superheated steam in the absence of catalysts
- Applicant name
- AlliedSignal Inc., et al
- Opponent name
- Polymer Engineering GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Late filed request: admitted (no new issue raised)
Main request: amendments - supported by application as filed (no)
First auxiliary request: novelty (yes) - inventive step (yes) - non-obvious solution - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the auxiliary request (claims 1 -10) filed at the oral proceedings and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.