T 0725/14 of 21.01.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T072514.20190121
- Date of decision
- 21 January 2019
- Case number
- T 0725/14
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 09165171.1
- IPC class
- C07D 307/46C07D 307/50
- 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
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Method for the synthesis of organic acid esters of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
- Applicant name
- Furanix Technologies B.V.
- Opponent name
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 112European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 87European Patent Convention R 139Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Priority - valid transfer of priority right (yes)
Priority - validity of priority date (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no)
Correction of error - (no)
Novelty - main request (no)
Late-filed auxiliary request - admitted (no) - Catchword
- Priority claim held invalid in view of the transfer of the priority right within the priority year (reasons, 4).
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The request for referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is rejected.
2. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. The patent is revoked.
4. The request for apportionment of costs is rejected.