European Patent Office

T 2534/22 vom 14.02.2025

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T253422.20250214
Datum der Entscheidung
14. Februar 2025
Aktenzeichen
T 2534/22
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
06803917.1
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
MULTIPLE COMPONENT FEED METHODS AND SYSTEMS
Name des Antragstellers
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP
Name des Einsprechenden
TotalEnergies OneTech Belgium
Borealis AG
Kammer
3.3.03
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Schlagwörter
Late-filed evidence - admitted in first-instance proceedings (no)
Novelty - Main Request (no)
Novelty - Auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Novelty - Auxiliary request 2 (no)
Novelty - Auxiliary requests 3 and 4 (yes)
Novelty - Auxiliary request 7 (yes)
Inventive step - Auxiliary request 1 (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary requests 3 to 5 (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary request 7 (yes)
Amendments - allowable Auxiliary request 7 (yes)
Claims - lack of clarity no ground for opposition
Claims - Auxiliary request 7
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances
Amendment after summons - Auxiliary request 7 (yes)
Amendment occasioned by ground for opposition - Auxiliary request 7 (yes)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
G 0003/14
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 on the basis of auxiliary request 7 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.