European Patent Office

T 0537/09 (Epoxidation of ethylene/SHELL) of 17.07.2013

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T053709.20130717
Date of decision
17 July 2013
Case number
T 0537/09
Online on
20 December 2013
Petition for review of
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Application number
01944278.9
IPC class
C07D 301/10
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Process for operating the epoxidation of ethylene
Applicant name
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V.
Opponent name
BASF SE
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Scientific Design Company Inc.
Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 54Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Novelty - all requests - (yes) - specific increase not mentioned in the prior art
Inventive step - all requests - (no) - alleged improved effect (not shown) - obvious alternative
Main and auxiliary requests 1-3 - late-filed (yes) - admitted (yes) - not slowing down the procedure
Auxiliary request 4 - late-filed (yes) - admitted (no) - filed for tactical reasons
Catchword
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal is dismissed.