T 2591/16 (FIBER MADE FROM PP IMPACT COPOLYMER/EXXON) of 24.01.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T259116.20200124
- Date of decision
- 24 January 2020
- Case number
- T 2591/16
- Online on
- 9 April 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01903387.7
- IPC class
- D01F 6/30C08L 23/12
- 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
- FIBERS AND FABRICS PREPARED WITH PROPYLENE IMPACT COPOLYMERS
- Applicant name
- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
- Opponent name
- Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - unexpected improvement shown - 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the set of claims 1 - 9 ("Set B'") according to Auxiliary Request 2 filed with the reply to the grounds of appeal of 20 June 2017 and a description to be adapted thereto.