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`Honeywell International Inc.
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`Appeal number:
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`T0860/12—3.3.10
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`Please find enclosed a copy of the minutes of the oral proceedings
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`The Registrar C. Rodriguez Rodriguez
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`Appeal number:
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`T0860/12—3.3.10
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`Please find enclosed a copy of the minutes of the oral proceedings
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`The Registrar C. Rodriguez Rodriguez
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`Appeal number:
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`T0860/12—3.3.10
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`Please find enclosed a copy of the minutes of the oral proceedings
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`Appeal number:
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`T0860/12—3.3.10
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`Please find enclosed a copy of the minutes of the oral proceedings
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`Honeywell International Inc.
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`Appeal number:
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`T0860/12—3.3.10
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`Please find enclosed a copy of the minutes of the oral proceedings
`of 22.09.15.
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`Honeywell International Inc.
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`Appeal number:
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`T0860/12—3.3.10
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`Please find enclosed a copy of the minutes of the oral proceedings
`of 22.09.15.
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`T0860/12—3.3.10
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`Please find enclosed a copy of the minutes of the oral proceedings
`of 22.09.15.
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`Honeywell International Inc.
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`Appeal number:
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`T0860/12—3.3.10
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`Please find enclosed a copy of the minutes of the oral proceedings
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`Appeal number
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`-
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`T0860/12—3.3.10
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`Patent No.:
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`1716216
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`Patent Proprietor:
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`Honeywell International Inc.
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`Opponents:
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`1) ARKEMA FRANCE
`2) Daikin Industries, Ltd.
`3) Asahi Glass Company Limited
`4) Daimler AG
`5) ACEA European Automobile Manufacturers
`Association
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`6) Wallinger, Michael
`7)
`Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
`8) Mexichem Amanco Holding S.A. de C.V.
`9) Solvay Fluor GmbH
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`Minutes of the oral proceedings
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`of
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`22 September 2015
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`Composition of the Board:
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`Chairman:
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`Members:
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`P. Gryczka
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`C. Komenda
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`D. Rogers
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`Start of oral proceedings:
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`End of oral proceedings:
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`09:15 hours
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`16:15 hours
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`Present on behalf of the appellant
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`(patent proprietor): Ms E.
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`Crooks, professional representative,
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`identified by EPO ID card,and
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`Mr A. Waugh,identified by passport, authorised by an authorisation
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`dated 3 March 2015, accompanied by: Ms K. Formanuik, Ms C. Szuch, Ms
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`S. Slover, Ms M. Macdonald, Ms J. Jones and Mr M. Spatz.
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`EPO Form 3315
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`Appeal number
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`-
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`T0860/12—3.3.10
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`Present on behalf of the respondent I
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`(opponent l): Mme C. Lhoste,
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`professional representative,
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`identified by passport, Mme D. Dang,
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`A.S. Schaefer and Mr R. Fulconis, professional representatives,
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`identified by EPO ID cards.
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`Present on behalf of the respondent II (opponent 2): Mr M. Wolf,
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`professional representative,
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`identified by EPO ID card, accompanied
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`by Ms M.
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`Ishikawa, Mr Y. Yamada and Mr S. Yamanaka.
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`Present on behalf of the respondent III (opponent 3): Mr S. Beer,
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`professional representative,
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`identified by EPO ID card.
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`Respondent
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`IV (opponent 4) was not represented.
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`Present on behalf of the respondent V (opponent 5): Mr H. Tostmann,
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`professional representative,
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`identified by EPO ID card.
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`Respondent VI
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`(opponent 6) was not represented.
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`Present on behalf of the respondent VII
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`(opponent 7): Mr O.
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`Berngruber, professional representative,
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`identified by EPO ID card
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`and Mr R. Diener, professional representative,
`card.
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`identified by ID
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`Present on behalf of the respondent VIII
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`(opponent 8): Mr S. Curtis,
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`professional representative,
`Mr S. Corr.
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`identified by passport, accompanied by
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`Respondent
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`IX (opponent 9) was not represented.
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`The Chairman declared the oral proceedings open.
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`He summarised the relevant facts as appearing from the file.
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`The initial requests of the appellant were that the decision under
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`appeal be set aside and that the case be remitted to the department
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`of first instance for further prosecution upon the basis of the
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`"claims as granted, or subsidiarily, upon the basis of the claims
`according to one of the first to third and fifth to eighth auxiliary
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`requests, all auxiliary requests filed under cover of a letter dated
`5 March 2015.
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`The intial request of respondents 1
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`to 3 and 5 to 9 were that the
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`appeal be dismissed.
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`Respondent 4 filed neither requests nor observations.
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`The compliance of claim 1 of the claims as granted with the
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`requirements of Article 123(2) EPC was discussed with the parties.
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`The compliance of claim 1 of the Auxiliary Requests 1
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`to 3 and 5 to
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`8 with the requirements of Article 123(2) EPC was discussed with the
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`parties.
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`The parties that were present confirmed their initial requests.
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`The Chairman asked the parties if they had any further comments or
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`requests. There were none.
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`The Chairman then declared the debate closed.
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`After deliberation by the Board,
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`the following decision was given:
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`The appeal is dismissed.
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`The Chairman then closed the oral proceedings.
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`Gryc ka
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`The Chairman:
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