T 1877/08 (Refrigerants/E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY) of 23.02.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T187708.20100223
- Date of decision
- 23 February 2010
- Case number
- T 1877/08
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93111181.9
- IPC class
- C09K 5/04
- 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
- Near-azeotropic blends for use as refrigerants
- Applicant name
- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
- Opponent name
- ELF ATOCHEM S.A.
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
STAR REFRIGERATION LIMITED
SOLVAY SOLEXIS S.p.A.
RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE - Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 107European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 87European Patent Convention Art 88
- Keywords
- Transfer of opposition (no); Appeal admissible (yes)
Priority (no): overlapping ranges of numerical values - no basis in priority document
Inventive step (no) - purported improvement not shown - arbitrary selection within the ambit of closest prior art - 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.