T 0874/01 of 18.02.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T087401.20040218
- Date of decision
- 18 February 2004
- Case number
- T 0874/01
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93306276.2
- IPC class
- C08L 23/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- T 0874/01 2002-09-09
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Polypropylene compositions and films thereof
- Applicant name
- SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
- Opponent name
- Fina Research S.A.
Basell Polyolefine GmbH
BOREALIS A/S
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 108 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 65(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Form of appeal (opponent I) - missing statement of grounds
Novelty - implicit disclosure (main request: yes; first auxiliary request: no)
Inventive step - problem and solution (first auxiliary request: yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0672/96
- Citing cases
- -
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 11 of the First Auxiliary Request, after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.