T 0259/94 (Anhydrous diluents/UNION CARBIDE) of 11.8.1998

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T025994.19980811
Date of decision: 11 August 1998
Case number: T 0259/94
Application number: 87110385.9
IPC class: C07C 57/055
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
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Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: 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 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123
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
Catchwords:

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T 0298/92
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T 1002/92
T 0039/93
T 1016/93
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