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)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- 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
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 101(2)European Patent Convention R 99(1)(a)
- 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.