T 0175/03 of 03.11.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T017503.20051103
- Date of decision
- 3 November 2005
- Case number
- T 0175/03
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95933939.1
- IPC class
- C08F 10/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for polymerizing monomers in fluidized beds
- Applicant name
- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
- Opponent name
- Basell Polyolefine GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 87(4) 1973
- Keywords
- Priority (acknowledged)
Amendments - allowability of disclaimer (yes)
Opposition ground - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Novelty - prior European applications (main request: no; auxiliary request; yes)
Inventive step - problem and solution (auxiliary request: 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 Main Request is refused.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the Auxiliary Request (Claims 1 to 10) filed during the oral proceedings and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.