European Patent Office

T 1587/14 of 08.02.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T158714.20180208
Date of decision
8 February 2018
Case number
T 1587/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
06014918.4
IPC class
C08G 61/12
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Process for the polymerisation of thiophene or selenophene derivatives
Applicant name
Merck Patent GmbH
Opponent name
BASF SE
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Inventive step - (no) Main request, first and second auxiliary requests
Inventive step - two unrelated partial problems
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no) third to fifth auxiliary requests
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. European patent No. 1754736 is revoked.