European Patent Office

T 2920/18 vom 30.03.2022

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T292018.20220330
Datum der Entscheidung
30. März 2022
Aktenzeichen
T 2920/18
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
13731746.7
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
Amtsblattfassungen
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
FILM COMPOSITION
Name des Antragstellers
Ineos Europe AG
Name des Einsprechenden
Borealis AG
Kammer
3.3.03
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Schlagwörter
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (yes: main request; no: auxiliary request)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes and no)
Amendment after summons - deletion of claims
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Orientierungssatz
Amendment of a set of claims by deletion of claims. Admittance of said amended set of claims pursuant to Article 13(2) RPBA 2020: see points 3.1 to 3.16 of the Reasons for the Decision.

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 the first auxiliary request filed with letter of 18 January 2022 and after any necessary consequential amendments of the description.