European Patent Office

T 1440/17 of 14.09.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T144017.20230914
Date of decision
14 September 2023
Case number
T 1440/17
Petition for review of
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Application number
10735514.1
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
Process for adding a coupling agent to raw stock
Applicant name
UPM-Kymmene Corporation
Opponent name
REHAU Industries SE & Co. KG
Schmitz, Joseph
Stora Enso Oyj
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 5: amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes), taken into account (yes)
Main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 5: amendments - allowable (no), extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0989/15
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.