European Patent Office

T 1478/07 (Multimodal polyethylene/BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY) of 19.02.2010

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T147807.20100219
Date of decision
19 February 2010
Case number
T 1478/07
Petition for review of
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Application number
96922070.6
IPC class
C09D 123/04
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Coating composition
Applicant name
Borealis Technology Oy
Opponent name
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Basell Polyolefine GmbH
Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Main request - auxiliary requests 1, 2, 2A, 3-5, 7-11: admissibility (yes)
Auxiliary request 6 - admissibility (no) - change of subject-matter
Main request, auxiliary requests 1, 2, 2A, 3, 4, 5 - objectionable under Article 100(c) EPC (yes)
Auxiliary request 7 - inventive step (no) - obvious alternative
Auxiliary requests 8-11 - conciseness - clarity (no)
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 European patent No. 0837915 is revoked.

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.