European Patent Office

T 0756/15 vom 10.07.2018

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T075615.20180710
Datum der Entscheidung
10. Juli 2018
Aktenzeichen
T 0756/15
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
07863496.1
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME, INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM, AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH ARTICLES
Name des Antragstellers
Dow Global Technologies LLC
Name des Einsprechenden
Ineos Sales (UK) Limited
Total Research & Technology Feluy
Kammer
3.3.03
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Admissiblity of the appeal of opponent 1 (no)
Main request - novelty (no)
Auxiliary request 1 - inventive step (no) - obvious alternative
Auxiliary requests 4 and 5 - novelty (no) - burden of proof not shifted to the opponents
Auxiliary request 6 - inventive step (yes) - unexpected improvement - new objection of inventive step at the end of oral proceedings (not admitted)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
T 1566/12

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 6, filed as auxiliary request VI with the patent proprietor's statement of grounds of appeal, and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.