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)
- Download
- Decision in English
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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.