T 1164/24 (Process for preparing a powdery organic peroxide formulation/NOURYON) of 11.05.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T116424.20260511
- Date of decision
- 11 May 2026
- Case number
- T 1164/24
- Online on
- 10 July 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 18816069.1
- IPC class
- C07C 409/34C07C 409/38C07C 407/00
- 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 PREPARING A POWDERY ORGANIC PEROXIDE FORMULATION
- Applicant name
- Nouryon Chemicals International B.V.
- Opponent name
- United Initiators GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)European Patent Convention R 99(2)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal (yes)
Claims - claim interpretation
Claims - examples covered by the claim (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
- The decision under appeal is set aside.
- The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
Claims: claims 1 to 12 of auxiliary request IV filed with the patentee's reply to the notice of opposition
Description: paragraphs 1 to 84 as filed in the oral proceedings before the board