T 1544/07 (Stabilised peroxidicarbonate/ARKEMA) of 19.8.2010

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T154407.20100819
Date of decision: 19 August 2010
Case number: T 1544/07
Application number: 01310765.1
IPC class: C07C 409/32
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
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Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Stabilized organic peroxidicarbonate compositions
Applicant name: Arkema Inc.
Opponent name: Degussa Initiators GmbH & Co. KG
Akzo Nobel N.V.
Board: 3.3.10
Headnote: If the opponent and sole appellant deliberately refrains from invoking the prohibition of reformatio in peius against a claim request submitted by the Respondent/Patentee which extends the scope beyond that of the claims as maintained by the first instance, the Board does not see any reason why it should apply the principle of the prohibition of reformatio in peius of its own motion. Following the principle of party disposition any right protecting an appellant against an outcome that puts it in a worse position than if it had not appealed, may be waived (volenti non fit iniuria).
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
Keywords: Reformatio in peius - not examined by the Board of its own motion
Extension of protection conferred (no)
Inventive step (no) - obvious alternative
Catchwords:

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G 0009/92
G 0004/93
G 0001/99
T 0022/81
T 0049/89
T 0939/92
T 0468/97
T 0714/98
T 0724/99
T 2017/07
Citing decisions:
T 0646/08

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