European Patent Office

T 2155/17 of 18.11.2020

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T215517.20201118
Date of decision
18 November 2020
Case number
T 2155/17
Petition for review of
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Application number
10722727.4
IPC class
C08L 23/10
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
MACHINE DIRECTION ORIENTED FILM FOR LABELS
Applicant name
UPM Raflatac Oy
Opponent name
Nowofol Kunststoffprodukte GmbH & Co. KG
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2007)
Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - Main request
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - Auxiliary request 1
Late filed objection - admitted - (no)
Document submitted with statement of grounds of appeal - admitted - (yes) - response to findings of decision
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0010/91
Citing cases
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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 in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 1 filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal, after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.