European Patent Office

T 1926/15 of 04.09.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T192615.20180904
Date of decision
4 September 2018
Case number
T 1926/15
Online on
2 October 2018
Petition for review of
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Application number
05794788.9
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
FLEXIBLE SEMICRYSTALLINE POLYAMIDES
Applicant name
ARKEMA FRANCE
Opponent name
Evonik Degussa GmbH
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 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Novelty - Main request and auxiliary requests 1-4 and 7 (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary requests 5 and 6 (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary request 8 (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 on the basis of the claims and page 5 according to auxiliary request 8 filed during the oral proceedings on 4 September 2018 and after any necessary consequential further amendments of the description.