European Patent Office

T 0479/16 (Coated titanium dioxide/Kronos International) of 30.01.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T047916.20190130
Date of decision
30 January 2019
Case number
T 0479/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
09742337.0
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
COATED TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Applicant name
Venator Materials UK Limited
Opponent name
KRONOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Admissibility of appeal - entitlement to appeal
Admissibility of appeal - patent proprietor not adversely affected by the impugned decision
Late submitted material - document admitted (no)
Late submitted material - no justification whatsoever for the very late filing thereof
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - obvious solution
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0690/09
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.