T 0765/21 (Rohm and Haass Company/Process for making ethylene and acetic acid) of 05.09.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T076521.20230905
- Date of decision
- 5 September 2023
- Case number
- T 0765/21
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 13706844.1
- IPC class
- C07C 5/333B01J 23/00C07C 5/48B01J 35/02B01J 37/00C07C 11/04C07C 53/08B01J 27/057B01J 23/648C07C 51/215B01J 37/08B01J 37/02B01J 23/652
- 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
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- Application title
- PROCESS FOR MAKING ETHYLENE AND ACETIC ACID
- Applicant name
- Rohm and Haas Company
- Opponent name
- Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 117(1)(e)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 118Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (yes)
Request to allow the accompanying technical expert to make oral submissions - not granted
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - effect not made credible within the whole scope of claim
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment to appeal case - amendment gives rise to new objections (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0004/95
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.