European Patent Office

T 1162/16 of 18.05.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T116216.20220518
Date of decision
18 May 2022
Case number
T 1162/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
05760562.8
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
COATED ARTICLES AND MULTI-LAYER COATINGS
Applicant name
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
Opponent name
Axalta Coating Systems Germany GmbH
Board
3.2.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(1)
Keywords
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Amendment of party case after summons - cogent reasons (no) - taken into account (no)
Late-filed evidence - request could have been filed in first instance proceedings (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.