T 0140/00 (BF3-tertiary ethers/BP) of 27.6.2002

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T014000.20020627
Date of decision: 27 June 2002
Case number: T 0140/00
Application number: 92906260.2
IPC class: C07C 2/08
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 32 KB)
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Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: BF3-tertiary etherate complexes for isobutylene polymerization
Applicant name: BP Corporation North America Inc.
Opponent name: BASF Aktiengesellschaft Patente, Marken und Lizenzen
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)
Keywords: Late filed evidence (not admitted) - fresh document at oral proceedings - no hard copy of document provided - fresh issues
Novelty (yes) - prior art silent about feature - no implicit disclosure
Inventive step (yes) - use of complex as catalyst not suggested in prior art
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
T 0099/85
T 0198/88
T 0536/88
T 0951/91
Citing decisions:
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