T 1404/14 (Graphitised carbon/CATALER) of 20.12.2016

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T140414.20161220
Date of decision: 20 December 2016
Case number: T 1404/14
Application number: 07741064.5
IPC class: H01M 4/96
B01J 27/20
H01M 4/92
H01M 8/10
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 393 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL, AND SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL
Applicant name: Cataler Corporation
Opponent name: Umicore AG & Co. KG
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 114(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords: Late-filed ground for opposition - no misuse of the discretionary power by the opposition division
Late-filed ground for opposition - not submitted with the grounds of appeal - not prima facie relevant
Late-filed document - justification for late filing (no)
Main request - novelty - selection invention (no)
Late-filed request - submitted during the oral proceedings
Late-filed request - not admitted
Inventive step - auxiliary request 2
Inventive step - unexpected improvement (yes)
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0010/91
T 0198/84
T 0230/07
T 0608/07
T 2403/11
T 0450/13
Citing decisions:
T 1993/16

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t141404eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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