T 0552/18 (Alpha-alumina powder/SUMITOMO) of 11.02.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T055218.20200211
- Date of decision
- 11 February 2020
- Case number
- T 0552/18
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 07807447.3
- IPC class
- C01F 7/02C30B 29/20C01F 7/44
- 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
- -
- Application title
- ALPHA-ALUMINA POWDER
- Applicant name
- Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
- Opponent name
- Sasol (USA) Corporation
Sasol Wax GmbH - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 112(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)European Patent Convention R 106 (2007)European Patent Convention R 124(1) (2007)European Patent Convention R 144(d) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3) (2007)
- Keywords
- Late-filed evidence - adjournment of oral proceedings would have been required (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no)
Obligation to raise objections - objection dismissed
Minutes of oral proceedings - request to record statement in the minutes - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0010/91G 0003/14R 0006/17T 0628/90T 0017/91T 0150/93T 0481/00T 0151/05T 1464/05T 0392/06T 0360/07T 0724/08T 1459/11T 2054/11T 2186/11T 1085/13T 1811/13T 2451/13T 0634/16T 1597/16
- Citing cases
- T 2267/18
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is maintained as granted.
3. The request for questions to be referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is rejected.
4. The objection under Rule 106 EPC is dismissed.