T 0124/93 (Supported Catalyst/AMOCO) of 10.08.1995

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T012493.19950810
Date of decision: 10 August 1995
Case number: T 0124/93
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 85301994.1
IPC class: C01F 5/24
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
Download: Decision in English
OJ versions: No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Magnesium hydrocarbyl carbonate supports
Applicant name: AMOCO CORPORATION
Opponent name: Shell Oil Company
Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Company Inc.
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 107 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
Keywords: Appeal - admissibility - appellant adversely affected - no withdrawal of higher-ranking request
Right to appeal of proprietor after maintenance with agreed version of auxiliary request - yes
Novelty, inventive step and sufficiency - yes (after amendment)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0150/82 T 0205/83 T 0248/85 T 0595/90
Citing cases: T 0188/97 T 1081/02 T 0972/05 T 1694/12

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The requests that the appeal by the Patentee be rejected as inadmissible are refused.

3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent with claims 1 to 20 as submitted in the oral proceedings and a description to be adapted thereto.