T 2005/15 (AMMONIA CATALYTIC OXIDATION / YARA) of 18.05.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T200515.20180518
- Date of decision
- 18 May 2018
- Case number
- T 2005/15
- Online on
- 18 June 2018
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08793909.6
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
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- Application title
- PRODUCTION OF NITRIC OXIDE BY OXIDATION OF AMMONIA IN PRESENCE OF A MIXED METAL OXIDE CATALYST
- Applicant name
- YARA International ASA
- Opponent name
- ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Objections based on grounds for opposition under Articles 100(b) and (c) EPC shall be part of the appeal proceedings. Principle of reformatio in peius only applies to final result (reasons, 2)
Extension of subject-matter, patent as granted (no)
Insufficiency of disclosure, patent as granted (no)
Novelty, patent as granted
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step, patent as granted
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The patent is maintained as granted.