T 1165/10 (Identification of materials/UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA) of 2.10.2012

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T116510.20121002

Date of decision:

02 October 2012

Case number:

T 1165/10

Application number:

99203886.9

IPC class:

B01J 19/00
G01N 21/00
G01N 22/00

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 34Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

The combinatorial synthesis of novel materials

Applicant name:

The Regents of The University of California
Symyx Solutions, Inc.

Opponent name:

Evonik Degussa GmbH
hte Aktiengesellschaft the high throughput
experimentation company
BASF SE
HENKEL KGaA

Board:

3.3.06

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 76(1)

Keywords:

Admissibility of the auxiliary requests submitted with the statement of the grounds of appeal: no - abuse of procedure
Added matter (main request): yes - combination of technical features does not emerge clearly and unambiguously from the original parent application

Catchwords:

Cited decisions:

T 0686/99
T 0023/10

Citing decisions:

T 1499/10
T 0195/12
T 0247/12

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t101165eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021