T 0420/02 of 30.06.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T042002.20040630
- Date of decision
- 30 June 2004
- Case number
- T 0420/02
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96923157.0
- IPC class
- C08L 23/04
- 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
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Use of polyolefin compositions as outer cable-sheathing
- Applicant name
- BOREALIS POLYMERS OY
- Opponent name
- Union Carbide Corporation
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Basell Polyolefine GmbH - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 87(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 88 1973
- Keywords
- Reformatio in peius (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Priority - same invention (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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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 first instance, with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the main request filed at the oral proceedings consisting of a manuscript amended Claim 1 and Claims 2 to 8 of the main request as submitted with the letter dated June 29, 2004.