Chemical Tracking System with Environmental Attributes - BASF SE
Summary
The European Patent Office published patent application EP4453820A1 by BASF SE titled 'Outbound - Chemical Product with Environmental Attributes'. The patent covers a chemical tracking system incorporating environmental attribute data across the supply chain, with classification under business methods (G06Q) and network security protocols (H04L). The patent is designated across 33 European member states including Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and other EPO member countries.
What changed
EPO published patent application EP4453820A1 filed by BASF SE for a chemical product tracking system that integrates environmental attributes into supply chain data. The system utilizes business method classifications (G06Q 10/30, 10/0833, 10/06, 10/08, 10/087, 50/04, 30/018) and network security classifications (H04L 9/40, 9/00), indicating the invention uses digital security measures to manage and transmit environmental attribute data associated with outbound chemical products.
Chemical manufacturers and supply chain operators in the pharmaceutical, specialty chemical, and industrial chemical sectors should be aware of this patent grant, as it may represent a prior art reference for similar environmental tracking innovations. Companies developing competing systems or seeking related patents in the EU should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses. The patent's broad designation across 33 European states means it may affect product traceability and environmental compliance documentation practices across the EU chemical industry.
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OUTBOUND - CHEMICAL PRODCUT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES
Publication EP4453820A1 Kind: A1 Apr 08, 2026
Applicants
BASF SE
Inventors
ALBA PEREZ, Ana, WENZL, Kurt, GRUMBRECHT, Bastian, KLOSTERHALFEN, Steffen Thomas, KRUEGER, Christian, PISTILLO, Alessandro, ANDERLOHR, Christopher Alec, BINDER, Martin
IPC Classifications
G06Q 10/30 20230101AFI20250717BHEP G06Q 10/0833 20230101ALI20250717BHEP G06Q 10/06 20230101ALI20250717BHEP G06Q 10/08 20240101ALI20250717BHEP G06Q 10/087 20230101ALI20250717BHEP G06Q 50/04 20120101ALI20250717BHEP G06Q 30/018 20230101ALI20250717BHEP H04L 9/40 20220101ALI20250717BHEP H04L 9/00 20220101ALI20250717BHEP
Designated States
AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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