European Patent Office

T 0268/11 of 08.10.2013

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T026811.20131008
Date of decision
8 October 2013
Case number
T 0268/11
Petition for review of
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Application number
96925070.3
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
ETHYLENIC POLYMER COMPOSITION
Applicant name
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
Opponent name
Basell Polyolefine GmbH
Borealis Technology OY
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - main request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1002/92
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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the first auxiliary request filed with letter of 19 August 2013 and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.