T 2646/17 (ammonia process/CASALE) of 10.11.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T264617.20211110
- Date of decision
- 10 November 2021
- Case number
- T 2646/17
- Online on
- 18 January 2022
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 10741934.3
- 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
- PROCESS FOR REVAMPING AN AMMONIA PLANT WITH NITROGEN-BASED WASHING OF A PURGE STREAM
- Applicant name
- CASALE SA
- Opponent name
- L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 87(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Late-filed evidence - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Late-filed evidence - admitted (yes)
Priority - (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Inventive step - non-obvious combination of known features
Late-filed facts - submitted during oral proceedings
Late-filed facts - admitted (no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.