European Patent Office

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
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Application number
09165171.1
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
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
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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).
Citing cases
G 0001/22G 0002/22

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.