T 1287/14 (Gas treatment article/BASF) of 27.07.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T128714.20170727
- Date of decision
- 27 July 2017
- Case number
- T 1287/14
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08728433.7
- IPC class
- F01N 3/28B01D 53/86C04B 38/00
- 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
- GAS CATALYSTS COMPRISING POROUS WALL HONEYCOMBS
- Applicant name
- BASF Corporation
- Opponent name
- Umicore AG & Co. KG
Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity in opposition proceedings
Objection of lack of clarity - admissible (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - closest prior art
Inventive step - document referred to as "closest prior art" vs. specific combination of features referred to as "closest prior art" - Catchword
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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 claims of the main request (previously the first auxiliary request filed with letter dated 27 June 2017), the figures and an adapted description.