European Patent Office

T 0350/13 of 18.10.2016

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T035013.20161018
Date of decision
18 October 2016
Case number
T 0350/13
Petition for review of
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Application number
05740128.3
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
CELLULOSE ACETATE TOW AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
Applicant name
Celanese Acetate LLC
Opponent name
Solvay Acetow GmbH
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Admissibility of appeal - appeal admissible after remedy of deficiencies (yes)
Grounds for opposition - fresh ground for opposition (yes) admitted (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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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 as amended in the following version:

Description: pages 5 to 7 of the patent specification, pages 2 to 4 and 8 as filed during the oral proceedings of 26 October 2012.

Claims: 1 to 12 filed during the oral proceedings of 18 October 2016.

Figures: Drawings 1 to 9 of the patent specification.