European Patent Office

T 1532/16 of 04.04.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T153216.20190404
Date of decision
4 April 2019
Case number
T 1532/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
01922824.6
IPC class
C08K 3/08
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
BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER FILMS AND SHEETS SUITABLE FOR USE AS LAMINATE COATINGS AS WELL AS WRAPS AND OTHER PACKAGING MATERIALS
Applicant name
bio-tec Biologische Naturverpackungen GmbH & Co.
KG
Opponent name
Pistor, Wolfgang
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 99(2)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
Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Late-filed objection - amendments to case
Late-filed objection - after arrangement of oral proceedings (yes)
Late-filed objection - adjournment of oral proceedings would have been required (yes)
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Disclaimer type formulation - without effect - disclosure of interfering document not novelty destroying
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The appeal of appellant I is admissible.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

3. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 18 according to auxiliary request 1 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.