T 0902/17 of 20.02.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T090217.20200220
- Date of decision
- 20 February 2020
- Case number
- T 0902/17
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09703318.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS
- Applicant name
- Clopay Plastic Products Company, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Mondi Gronau GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)
- Keywords
- Main request - novelty (yes) (ex post facto analysis) - sufficiency (yes) - inventive step (no) (obvious alternative)
Auxiliary requests I to IV - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary requests V - extension beyond the scope of application as filed (yes) - Catchword
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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 patent is revoked.