T 2593/17 of 21.10.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T259317.20211021
- Date of decision
- 21 October 2021
- Case number
- T 2593/17
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06845453.7
- IPC class
- C07F 15/00C07C 45/60C07F 9/6584C07F 9/572C07F 9/6568C07F 9/46C07F 9/50C07F 9/6571C07F 9/58C07C 45/50
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- TETRAPHOSPHORUS LIGANDS FOR CATALYTIC HYDROFORMYLATION AND RELATED REACTIONS
- Applicant name
- THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- Opponent name
- Evonik Operations GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 87(1)
- Keywords
- Inventive step (no)
Inventive step - Main request, auxiliary requests 1 and 2
Auxiliary request 3 - allowable - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 13 filed as auxiliary request 3 with the reply to the grounds of appeal and a description yet to be adapted.