T 2048/12 (PU catalysts / AIR PRODUCTS) of 19.1.2016

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T204812.20160119
Date of decision: 19 January 2016
Case number: T 2048/12
Application number: 07013630.4
IPC class: B01J 31/02
C08G 18/18
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 702 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: N,N,N'-Trimethyl-bis-(aminoethyl) ether and its derivatives as catalysts for polyurethanes
Applicant name: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Opponent name: Huntsman International LLC
Board: 3.3.06
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 52(1)
European Patent Convention Art 54
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 83
Keywords: Novelty (yes
Novelty - main request) commercial availability of a chemical product not necessarily a disclosure of all impurities contained therein
Inventive step: (no
Inventive step - main request) product claim embraces obvious modifications of the prior art (yes
Inventive step - auxiliary request) non-obvious improved preparation method
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request (yes)
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
G 0001/92
T 0952/92
Citing decisions:
T 1452/16

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