T 1014/14 (Use of NOx catalyst/UMICORE) of 05.04.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T101414.20170405
- Date of decision
- 5 April 2017
- Case number
- T 1014/14
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02026805.8
- 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
- Use of a catalyst for lowering the amount of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas from lean burn engines
- Applicant name
- Umicore AG & Co. KG
- Opponent name
- Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The contested decision 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 set of claims as submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal dated 7 July 2014 and a description to be adapted thereto.