{"id":12767,"date":"2019-01-24T16:34:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T21:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neomaterials.com\/?p=12767"},"modified":"2023-07-10T13:40:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T17:40:09","slug":"solvay-patent-vehicle-emissions-neo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neomaterials.com\/solvay-patent-vehicle-emissions-neo\/","title":{"rendered":"German Federal Patent Court Decision Revoking a Solvay Patent on Vehicle Emissions Catalyst Material Marks another Major Win for Neo Performance Materials and its Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TORONTO, Canada<\/strong>, January 24, 2019 \u2013 Neo Chemicals &amp; Oxides (Europe) Ltd., an affiliate of Neo Performance Materials Inc. (\u201cNeo\u201d, the \u201cCompany\u201d) (TSX:NEO), won a major court decision in Germany last week as the Federal Patent Court in Munich revoked the German designation of a key patent (EP 1435338) that had been claimed by Solvay Special Chem Japan Ltd. (\u201cSolvay\u201d), an affiliate of Brussels-based Solvay SA, on a cerium oxide-based product used to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in diesel vehicle engines.<\/p>\n<p>The patent revocation marks another significant step toward restoring access by Neo\u2019s customers in the German market to Neo\u2019s market-leading vehicle emissions catalyst products, which are helping vehicle manufacturers meet increasingly stringent air pollution standards in markets around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very gratified by this decision to revoke a patent that clearly does not meet German patentability standards,\u201d said Geoff Bedford, Neo\u2019s President and CEO.\u00a0 \u201cThis is a major win for Neo in our continuing efforts to protect our customers\u2019 access to Neo\u2019s cost-effective emissions vehicle catalyst materials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In light of the ruling, Neo is confident that the Appeal Court will stay enforcement of the 2017 judgment by the Mannheim Regional Court and suspend the infringement proceedings. The Mannheim Court had found that some of Neo\u2019s vehicle emissions catalyst products infringe the German designation of EP 1435338. Neo has appealed this decision to the Higher Regional Court Karslruhe. A stay of enforcement would permit Neo to resume the sale of its ceric oxide products in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>The revocation decision by the German Federal Patent Court is subject to appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Neo produces a range of innovative rare-earth-based vehicle emissions catalyst products.\u00a0 Global demand for these catalysts is growing, and Neo supplies innovative and highly efficient rare earth-based materials to the world\u2019s leading emissions catalyst manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">#\u00a0 #\u00a0 #<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neo Chemicals &#038; Oxides Ltd. won a major court decision in Germany last week as the Federal Patent Court in Munich revoked the German designation of a key patent (EP 1435338) that had been claimed by Solvay Special Chem Japan Ltd., an affiliate of Brussels-based Solvay SA, on a cerium oxide-based product used to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions in diesel vehicle 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