European Patent Office

T 1886/18 of 11.04.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T188618.20220411
Date of decision
11 April 2022
Case number
T 1886/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
10765548.2
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
GAS PHASE HYDROFORMYLATION PROCESS
Applicant name
Dow Technology Investments LLC
Opponent name
Evonik Operations GmbH
Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Late-filed facts
Inventive step
Sufficiency of disclosure
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1961/17
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 in amended

form with the following claims and a description

and drawings to be adapted thereto:

claims 1 to 11 of auxiliary request 2 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal.