European Patent Office

T 0715/16 vom 24.06.2021

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T071516.20210624
Datum der Entscheidung
24. Juni 2021
Aktenzeichen
T 0715/16
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
08156742.2
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
Process and apparatus for producing foamed styrenic polymers
Name des Antragstellers
Orac Holding NV
Name des Einsprechenden
NMC S.A.
Kammer
3.2.05
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention R 99(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Schlagwörter
Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Late-filed request - amendments after arrangement of oral proceedings
Late-filed request - the first summons are decisive for the purpose of applying the transitional provision of Article 25(3) RPBA 2020 (admitted: yes)
Late-filed document - admitted (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Remittal - (yes)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
T 1259/17T 0494/18

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 on the basis of claims 1 to 11 according to auxiliary request 35 filed with letter dated 14 June 2021 and a description and drawings to be adapted.