European Patent Office

T 2273/12 (PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS/BP) of 22.02.2016

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T227312.20160222
Date of decision
22 February 2016
Case number
T 2273/12
Petition for review of
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Application number
06739160.7
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PURE FORMS OF AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
Applicant name
BP Corporation North America Inc.
Opponent name
INVISTA Technologies S.à.r.l.
Board
3.3.10
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request and auxiliary requests 1 to14: subject-matter extends beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Auxiliary requests 15 to 20: Amendments - broadening of the scope of the claims as granted (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0860/00
Citing cases
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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.