T 0695/17 (Methanol for hydrogen and fuel production/UPM) of 06.05.2019

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T069517.20190506
Date of decision: 6 May 2019
Case number: T 0695/17
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 08847584.3
IPC class: C10G 3/00 C01B 3/48 C10G 2/00 C01B 3/52 D21C 11/06 C10K 1/10 C10G 45/58 D21C 11/00 C02F 1/00 C02F 101/34 C10J 3/00 C02F 103/36 C01B 13/02 C02F 103/02 C01B 3/38 C02F 3/00 C02F 103/16 C10L 1/04 C01B 3/32 C10K 3/04 C02F 103/28
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: -
Application title: USE OF METHANOL IN THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND FUEL, PROCESSES AND PLANTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND FUEL
Applicant name: UPM-Kymmene Oyj
Opponent name: Neste Oyj
Board: 3.3.05
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords: Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Inventive step - main and first auxiliary requests (no)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0002/88 R 0010/09 T 1292/09 T 0971/11 T 0169/12
Citing cases: -

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 on the basis of the second auxiliary request, filed on 27 September 2017, and the description to be adapted.