T 1459/11 of 21.07.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T145911.20150721
- Date of decision
- 21 July 2015
- Case number
- T 1459/11
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 00977754.1
- IPC class
- C08F 10/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- POLYMERSATION PROCESS
- Applicant name
- Ineos Sales (UK) Limited
- Opponent name
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(1)
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (yes) (Main request, second auxiliary request)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no) (first, third and fourth auxiliary requests)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no) Request could have been presented in first instance proceedings (fourth auxiliary request) - Catchword
- The purpose of the communication of a board of appeal pursuant to Art. 15(1) RPBA is to prepare the oral proceedings; it is not an invitation to the parties to make further submissions or to file further requests (See Reasons 3.1-3.3)
- Cited cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.