European Patent Office

T 1077/24 of 03.03.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T107724.20260303
Date of decision
3 March 2026
Case number
T 1077/24
Online on
28 April 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
18743786.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF SYNTHESIS GAS
Applicant name
Haldor Topsøe A/S
Opponent name
CASALE SA
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European 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(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Main request - Novelty - (no)
Admissible auxiliary requests - Inventive step - (no)
Late-filed requests
Late-filed request - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Submissions after Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - exceptional circumstances (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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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.