T 0270/94 (Fluorination process/DU PONT DE NEMOURS) of 22.01.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T027094.19980122
- Date of decision
- 22 January 1998
- Case number
- T 0270/94
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 88305956.0
- IPC class
- C07C 19/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- 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
- Gas-phase fluorination process
- Applicant name
- E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
- Opponent name
- Ausimont S.p.A.
Solvay (Société Anonyme) - Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 99(4) 1973
- Keywords
- Opponent not to be prevented from commenting on an opposition ground duly submitted by another opponent
Support of amendments in the originally filed application (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - unobvious solution - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0010/91
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The matter is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the Claim 1 submitted at the oral proceedings on 22 January 1998 and Claims 2 to 10 as granted for the contracting states CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, LI, NL, SE and IT, and on the basis of the set of claims for the contracting states AT, BE, LU and GR submitted at the oral proceedings on 22 January 1998, and a description to be adapted.