European Patent Office

T 1821/15 of 27.06.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T182115.20190627
Date of decision
27 June 2019
Case number
T 1821/15
Petition for review of
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Application number
09741913.9
IPC class
C08J 9/00
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
COMPOSITIONS OF EXPANDABLE VINYL AROMATIC POLYMERS WITH AN IMPROVED THERMAL INSULATION CAPACITY, PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND EXPANDED ARTICLES OBTAINED THEREFROM
Applicant name
versalis S.p.A.
Opponent name
Total Research & Technology Feluy
Synthos S.A.
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 87(2)European Patent Convention Art 87(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
Keywords
Late-filed arguments: (admitted; no new case)
Main request: sufficiency (yes), priority (no), novelty (no)
Auxiliary requests: admitted (yes)
New first auxiliary request: sufficiency (yes), priority (yes), novelty (yes)
Remittal for further prosecution
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 1446/21

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 for further prosecution on the basis of claims 1 to 25 of the new first auxiliary request filed in the oral proceedings before the board on 27 June 2019.