European Patent Office

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
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Application number
00977754.1
IPC class
C08F 10/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
POLYMERSATION PROCESS
Applicant name
Ineos Sales (UK) Limited
Opponent name
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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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.