T 0480/04 of 20.09.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T048004.20060920
- Date of decision
- 20 September 2006
- Case number
- T 0480/04
- Online on
- 7 December 2006
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98925286.1
- IPC class
- C08F 10/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Polymeric supported catalysts for olefin polymerization
- Applicant name
- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents, Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 13 of the main request filed at the oral proceedings and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description consisting of pages 1, 2, 6, 8 to 15, 17 to 24 of the application as filed; pages 3, 16 and 16a filed with letter dated 20 November 2000 and pages 3a, 4, 5 and 7 filed at the oral proceedings.