T 1926/08 du 03.05.2011
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T192608.20110503
- Date de la décision
- 3 mai 2011
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 1926/08
- Requête en révision de
- -
- Numéro de la demande
- 98117721.5
- Classe de la CIB
- B01J 29/06
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
- -
- Résumés pour cette décision
- -
- Titre de la demande
- Process for preparing bound zeolites
- Nom du demandeur
- Polimeri Europa S.p.A.
- Nom de l'opposant
- Evonik Degussa GmbH
BASF SE - Chambre
- 3.3.07
- Sommaire
- -
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- Art 1 of the Decision AC of 28 June 2001 on the transitional provisions under Art 7of the Act revising the EPC of 29 November 2000Art 2 of the Decision_AC of 7 December 2006 amending the Implementing Regulations to the EPC 2000European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a)European Patent Convention Art 123European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention R 138European Patent Convention R 23a 1973European Patent Convention R 80European Patent Convention R 87 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Mots-clés
- Late filed request - admitted (yes)
Rule 87 EPC 1973 - applicable (yes)
Different claims, description and drawings for different contracting states - admitted (yes)
Enlarged Board - referral (no)
Amendments - occasioned by ground of opposition (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Disclosure - sufficiency (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Exergue
- Rule 87 EPC 1973 applies to European patents granted before entry into force of EPC 2000, because it is an implementing regulation to Article 54(4) EPC 1973 (see points 3.3 to 3.8).
- Affaires citantes
- -
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
For the contracting states BE, DE, ES, FR, GB, NL
- Claims 1 to 17 of the main request for BE, DE, ES, FR, GB, NL filed with letter of 20 April 2011
- Description as underlying the decision of the opposition division (version for BE, DE, ES, FR, GB, NL)
- Drawings, sheets 1 to 4 of the patent specification
For the contracting states CH, DK, LI, LU
- Claims 1 to 18 of the main request for CH, DK, LI, LU filed with letter of 20 April 2011
- Description as underlying the decision of the opposition division (version for CH, DK, LI, LU)
- Drawings, sheets 1 to 4 of the patent specification
3. The request from appellants 01 for a referral to the Enlarged Board is rejected.