European Patent Office

T 0339/19 (Film for stand-up-pouches/DOW) vom 29.03.2022

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T033919.20220329
Datum der Entscheidung
29. März 2022
Aktenzeichen
T 0339/19
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
14166395.5
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Single polymer film structures for use in stand-up-pouches
Name des Antragstellers
Dow Global Technologies LLC
Name des Einsprechenden
Borealis AG
Kammer
3.3.06
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 113European Patent Convention Art 116European Patent Convention Art 117European Patent Convention Art 125European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Schlagwörter
Amendment after summons - exercise of discretion
Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Amendment to appeal case - amendment detrimental to procedural economy (no)
Amendment to appeal case - amendment overcomes issues raised (yes)
General principles
Orientierungssatz
"Exceptional circumstances" in Rule 13(2) RPBA interpreted as those that compromise neither the procedural rights of the other party, nor procedural economy.

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 filed as

auxiliary request 3 with letter dated

23 December 2021, and a description to be adapted

thereto.