T 1603/15 (Polyamide yarns/Invista Technologies) of 07.11.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T160315.20181107
- Date of decision
- 7 November 2018
- Case number
- T 1603/15
- Online on
- 4 February 2019
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08847642.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- HIGH TENACITY LOW SHRINKAGE POLYAMIDE YARNS
- Applicant name
- Invista Technologies S.à.r.l.
- Opponent name
- PHP Fibers GmbH
Evonik Degussa GmbH - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - Main Request, First and Second Auxiliary Requests
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - filed in reaction to the Board's communication
Third Auxiliary Request - admissible (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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claims according to the third auxiliary request filed with letter of 30 March 2016 and a yet to be adapted description.