T 1138/21 of 31.01.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T113821.20240131
- Date of decision
- 31 January 2024
- Case number
- T 1138/21
- Online on
- 30 April 2024
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13742626.8
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYURETHANE FOAM USING EMULSIFIED BLOWING AGENT
- Applicant name
- Covestro Deutschland AG
- Opponent name
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - Main request (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary requests 14 and 15 (no)
Amendment to case - amendment admitted
Amendment to case - Auxiliary requests 14 and 15 (yes) - 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.