T 1287/14 (Gas treatment article/BASF) of 27.7.2017

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T128714.20170727
Date of decision: 27 July 2017
Case number: T 1287/14
Application number: 08728433.7
IPC class: B01D 53/86
C04B 38/00
F01N 3/28
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 404 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: GAS CATALYSTS COMPRISING POROUS WALL HONEYCOMBS
Applicant name: BASF Corporation
Opponent name: Umicore AG & Co. KG
Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
Board: 3.3.05
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention Art 54(2)
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)
Keywords: Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity in opposition proceedings
Objection of lack of clarity - admissible (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - closest prior art
Inventive step - document referred to as "closest prior art" vs. specific combination of features referred to as "closest prior art"
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0003/14
T 0888/96
T 0507/98
T 0319/08
T 0099/10
Citing decisions:
T 2200/17

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