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)
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- 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
- 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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- Cited cases
- G 0009/91G 0010/91T 0181/82T 0125/91T 0433/93T 0817/93T 0914/98T 1065/99T 0097/00T 1164/00
- 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.