T 1949/09 of 26.09.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T194909.20120926
- Date of decision
- 26 September 2012
- Case number
- T 1949/09
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 00944208.8
- 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
- A process for the preparation of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane
- Applicant name
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Opponent name
- Ineos Fluor Holdings Ltd.
- Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
- Keywords
- Late-filed evidence - not admitted
Late-filed documents - not admitted
Inventive step - main and auxiliary request (no)
Late-filed requests - not admitted
Remittal to the first instance (no) - Catchword
- Article 15(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal does not go so far as to nullify Article 113(1) EPC (point 3.4).
Documents mentioned in the patent description are not ipso facto part of the appeal proceedings (point 4). - Cited cases
- T 1621/09
- Citing cases
- -
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.