BASF SE Chemical Product Passport Patent EP4454211A1
Summary
The European Patent Office published BASF SE's patent application EP4454211A1 for a chemical product passport system managing recyclate content data and bio-based content data. The invention, classified under G06Q business methods, enables tracking and certification of recycled and bio-based materials in chemical products. The patent names Henning Schwabe, Andreas Wollny, and Dennis Haardt as inventors and designates 27 European states.
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The EPO granted BASF SE patent EP4454211A1 covering a chemical product passport system for documenting and verifying recyclate content data and bio-based content data in chemical products. The patent encompasses methods and systems for recording material composition, origin verification, and sustainability certification.
Chemical product manufacturers and companies in the supply chain for sustainable materials should monitor this intellectual property development. The patent's broad G06Q classification (business methods) combined with chemical manufacturing applications may affect how companies implement product traceability and sustainability documentation systems. Entities developing similar material tracking or certification systems should consider potential patent landscape implications.
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CHEMICAL PRODUCT PASSPORT FOR RECYCLATE CONTENT DATA AND/OR BIO-BASED CONTENT DATA
Publication EP4454211A1 Kind: A1 Apr 08, 2026
Applicants
BASF SE
Inventors
SCHWABE, Henning, WOLLNY, Andreas, HAARDT, Dennis
IPC Classifications
H04L 9/40 20220101AFI20251008BHEP H04L 9/00 20220101ALI20251008BHEP G06Q 10/08 20240101ALI20251008BHEP G06Q 10/06 20230101ALI20251008BHEP G06Q 10/30 20230101ALI20251008BHEP G06Q 10/087 20230101ALI20251008BHEP G06Q 10/0833 20230101ALI20251008BHEP G06Q 30/018 20230101ALI20251008BHEP G06Q 50/04 20120101ALI20251008BHEP
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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