European Patent Office

T 2314/12 of 14.10.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T231412.20151014
Date of decision
14 October 2015
Case number
T 2314/12
Petition for review of
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Application number
08017549.0
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
Conductive composition, and their production method
Applicant name
Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.
Opponent name
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
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 76(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Late filed auxiliary request - admitted (yes)
Divisional application - added subject-matter (no)
Divisional application - after amendment
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
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 case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 0 filed during the oral proceedings, and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.