T 0199/92 (Ethylenediamine/UNION CARBIDE) of 11.1.1994

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T019992.19940111
Date of decision: 11 January 1994
Case number: T 0199/92
Application number: 82109001.6
IPC class: C07C 85/06
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 924 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Process for the manufacture of ethylenediamine
Applicant name: Union Carbide Corporation
Opponent name: BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen
Berol Kemi AB
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 107
European Patent Convention 1973 R 55(c)
Keywords: Admissibility of Opposition (yes)
Notice of Opposition - meaning of 'indication' in Rule 55(c)
Notice of Opposition - not fatally defective for missing page
Parties to appeal - Party as of right
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious combination of known features
Catchwords:

Inventive step of a two-step process, combination of process features - non-obvious in view of the technical problem

Cited decisions:
T 0289/91
Citing decisions:
T 0533/94
T 0534/94
T 0019/99
T 1009/00
T 1082/00
T 0339/01
T 0646/03
T 1010/03
T 0202/04
T 0782/04
T 1178/04
T 1194/07
T 1553/07
T 0099/08

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