T 1453/23 of 14.10.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T145323.20251014
- Date of decision
- 14 October 2025
- Case number
- T 1453/23
- Online on
- 19 December 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14711027.4
- IPC class
- C07C 51/487C07C 51/43
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- HIGH-PRESSURE CONDENSATE GENERATION IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PURIFIED AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
- Applicant name
- INEOS US CHEMICALS COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Withers & Rogers LLP/Jones Nicholas/Wright Howard/
Wallin Nicholas - Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request six (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited 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 to be adapted thereto:
Claims: Nos. 1 to 9 of the sixth auxiliary request filed with the statement of grounds of appeal.