T 1993/07 (Continuous polymerisation/CHEVRON) of 13.10.2011

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T199307.20111013
Date of decision: 13 October 2011
Case number: T 1993/07
Application number: 99924333.0
IPC class: C08F 2/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 69 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Continuous volatile removal in slurry polymerization
Applicant name: CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP
Opponent name: INEOS EUROPE LIMITED
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY S.A.
Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
Board: 3.3.05
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 52(1)
European Patent Convention Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention Art 54(3)
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 83
European Patent Convention Art 84
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords: Sufficiency of disclosure (yes): main and 3rd auxiliary requests
Novelty (yes): main and 3rd auxiliary requests
Inventive step (no): main request - obvious solution
First and second auxiliary requests: admissible (no), late filed, new issues, divergent claims versions
Inventive step (yes): third auxiliary request
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
T 1126/97
T 1685/07
T 0183/09
Citing decisions:
T 1912/09
T 0730/10
T 0150/12
T 1050/12
T 0915/15
T 0799/17

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t071993eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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