European Patent Office

T 0864/06 (Coating compositions/PPG) of 15.09.2009

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T086406.20090915
Date of decision
15 September 2009
Case number
T 0864/06
Online on
30 October 2009
Petition for review of
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Application number
98934427.0
IPC class
C09D 133/06
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Film-forming compositions
Applicant name
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
Opponent name
Resolution Research Nederland B.V.
Akzo Nobel N.V.
BASF Coatings AG
Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention R 42(1)(c)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Keywords
Late filed evidence - not admitted
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious alternative
Catchword
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Cited cases
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The test report submitted by the Respondent (Patentee) with a letter dated 12 August 2009 is not admitted into the proceedings.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

3. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Description

Pages 2 to 10 received during oral proceedings on 15 September 2009.

Claims

Claims 1 to 12 filed with the letter dated 1 July 2004.