European Patent Office

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)
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
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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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.