European Patent Office

T 2148/14 of 05.06.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T214814.20180605
Date of decision
5 June 2018
Case number
T 2148/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
06724350.1
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
MOLDING COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYETHYLENE FOR PREPARING FILMS AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE MOLDING COMPOSITION IN THE PRESENCE OF A MIXED CATALYST
Applicant name
Basell Polyolefine GmbH
Opponent name
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Novelty - (yes)- main request
Inventive step - (no) (main request)
Late-filed argument - not admitted
Late-filed argument - adjournment of oral proceedings would have been required (yes)
Auxiliary requests 1,2 and 3-7 admitted - (no) - no explanation or substantiation given
Auxiliary request 8 - filed at the oral proceedings - admitted - (no) - associated argument not previously presented in appeal proceedings
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 2759/17

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.