T 0006/05 (Method for transferring heat/SOLVAY SOLEXIS) of 9.10.2007

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T000605.20071009
Date of decision: 09 October 2007
Case number: T 0006/05
Application number: 96936468.6
IPC class: C09K 5/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 65 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Hydrofluoroethers as low temperature refrigerants
Applicant name: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Opponent name: SOLVAY SOLEXIS S.p.A.
Board: 3.3.10
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 107
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 108
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 20
European Patent Convention 1973 R 65(1)
Keywords: Admissibility of opponent's appeal (yes) - universal successor of opponent automatically acquired party status
Main request and auxiliary requests 1 and 6: novelty (yes) - no direct and unambiguous disclosure; inventive step (no) - improvement not shown - reformulation of problem - obvious alternative
Auxiliary request 7: inventive step (yes)
Catchwords:

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