European Patent Office

T 0933/22 vom 12.06.2024

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T093322.20240612
Datum der Entscheidung
12. Juni 2024
Aktenzeichen
T 0933/22
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
10797203.6
IPC-Klasse
C08L 71/10
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
THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE OF SAME
Name des Antragstellers
Daicel-Evonik Ltd.
Name des Einsprechenden
Victrex Manufacturing Limited
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC
Kammer
3.3.03
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Late-filed evidence - admitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - error in use of discretion at first instance (no)
Priority - identity of invention
Priority - partial priority (yes)
Novelty - state of the art
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Inventive step - auxiliary requests
Inventive step - reformulation of the technical problem
Inventive step - non-obvious modification
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - auxiliary requests 17 and 20 (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary request 27 (no)
Amendments - broadening of claim (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the 27**(th) auxiliary request, filed with the rejoinder to the statement of grounds of appeal and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.