T 0756/12 of 07.04.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T075612.20160407
- Date of decision
- 7 April 2016
- Case number
- T 0756/12
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 03766815.9
- IPC class
- C08G 18/18C08J 9/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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 PREPARING POLYURETHANE FOAM
- Applicant name
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative - Catchword
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the main request (corresponding to auxiliary request 4 filed with the letter of 23 April 2010) and after any necessary consequential amendments of the description.