T 0355/15 (Fischer-Tropsch catalyst / CLARIANT) of 21.03.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T035515.20180321
- Date of decision
- 21 March 2018
- Case number
- T 0355/15
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02736648.3
- IPC class
- B01J 23/24B01J 23/28B01J 21/04B01J 21/12B01J 23/06B01J 21/10B01J 23/16B01J 29/076B01J 23/02B01J 21/06B01J 23/12B01J 23/26B01J 29/064B01J 29/068B01J 23/10B01J 29/072B01J 23/04B01J 29/06B01J 23/30B01J 23/22B01J 21/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method for making a high surface area, small crystallite size catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
- Applicant name
- Clariant Corporation
- Opponent name
- JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 99(1)(c)European Patent Convention R 99(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Admittance of new main request (amended claims and description) filed at the oral proceedings (yes)
Post-grant modifications of claims and description - not objectionable
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance - (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1076/21
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the Opposition Division for further prosecution on the basis of the claims 1 - 12 and amended description page 5 according to the new main Request filed during the oral proceedings.