European Patent Office

T 0639/14 of 02.05.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T063914.20180502
Date of decision
2 May 2018
Case number
T 0639/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
08356055.7
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
Process for the preparation of expandable polystyrene
Applicant name
ARKEMA FRANCE
Opponent name
Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V.
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step - main request (yes)
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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in the following version:

- claims 1 to 13 of the main request request filed with letter dated 30 March 2018; and

- description pages 2 to 5 filed during oral proceedings before the opposition division on 11 December 2013.