T 0311/18 (Tetrafluoropropene compositions/Chemours) of 15.09.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T031118.20200915
- Date of decision
- 15 September 2020
- Case number
- T 0311/18
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09756626.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- TETRAFLUOROPROPENE COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF
- Applicant name
- The Chemours Company FC, LLC
- Opponent name
- ARKEMA FRANCE
Daikin Industries, Ltd. - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)
- Keywords
- Main and third aux. requests - Novelty (no)
First and fourth aux. requests - Disclaimer - allowable (no)
second and fifth to twelfth aux. requests - inventive step (no)
thirteenth aux. request - allowable (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 0088/21
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 in amended form on the basis of the claims of the thirteenth auxiliary request, submitted on 1 October 2018, and a description to be adapted accordingly.
3. Appellant 1 (patent proprietor) is reimbursed 25% of the appeal fee.