T 1458/11 (NOx storage catalyst/Toyota) of 23.10.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T145811.20141023
- Date of decision
- 23 October 2014
- Case number
- T 1458/11
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 03010821.1
- IPC class
- B01J 23/63B01D 53/94B01J 37/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- NOx storage catalyst
- Applicant name
- TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Opponent name
- Peugeot Citroen Automobiles S.A.
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- 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 83European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)
- Keywords
- Oral submissions by an accompanying person in opposition proceedings (yes allowable - in conformity with G 4/95)
Requirements of G 4/95 to be met throughout the oral proceedings (yes - duty of the opposition division to ensure)
Party's obligation to inform the opposition division that requirements of G4/95 are not met (yes - as soon as it becomes aware thereof)
Procedural violation (no) - reimbursement of the appeal fee (no)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Auxiliary request 1 - sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Auxiliary request 1 - amendments (allowable)
Auxiliary request 1 - inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- See reasons 8 to 8.4
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeals are dismissed.
The request to reimburse the appeal fee is rejected.