T 0259/94 (Anhydrous diluents/UNION CARBIDE) of 11.08.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T025994.19980811
- Date of decision
- 11 August 1998
- Case number
- T 0259/94
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 87110385.9
- IPC class
- C07C 57/055
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Anhydrous diluents for the propylene oxidation reaction to acrolein and acrolein oxidation to acrylic acid
- Applicant name
- Union Carbide Corporation
- Opponent name
- BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes) - features not implicitly disclosed - multiple selection
Inventive step (yes) - determination of the closest state of the art - proper comparison - unexpected effect
Late filed evidence: admitted (no) - lack of relevance; admitted (yes) - no objection from respondent - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 1590/19
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.