European Patent Office

T 1152/13 of 19.01.2017

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T115213.20170119
Date of decision
19 January 2017
Case number
T 1152/13
Online on
11 April 2017
Petition for review of
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Application number
04775999.8
IPC class
C08F 214/26
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
HIGH MELT FLOW FLUOROPOLYMER
Applicant name
The Chemours Company FC, LLC
Opponent name
3M Innovative Properties Company
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Late-filed request - submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 first auxiliary request filed with the letter of 14 April 2014 and page 2 to 6 of the description filed during the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 7 February 2013.