European Patent Office

T 0884/21 (Mixture of MGDA L- and D-enantiomers/BASF) of 11.01.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T088421.20240111
Date of decision
11 January 2024
Case number
T 0884/21
Online on
29 January 2024
Petition for review of
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Application number
15775705.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Container comprising a detergent composition containing MGDA
Applicant name
BASF SE
Opponent name
Nouryon Chemicals International B.V.
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Admissibility of experimental evidence filed with the grounds of appeal - (yes) - reply to argument raised for the first time during opposition oral proceedings
Admissibility of the auxiliary request filed 6 months after the written board's preliminary opinion - (no) - no exceptional circumstances justified with cogent reasons
Inventive step - (no)
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.