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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

Neo Chemicals & 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 engines.

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