T 2182/17 of 19.05.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T218217.20200519
- Date of decision
- 19 May 2020
- Case number
- T 2182/17
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 12728340.6
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Application title
- FOOD COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CELLULOSE ETHER
- Applicant name
- Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Opponent name
- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(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 25(2) (2020)
- Keywords
- Documents not admitted by opposition division - not admitted - discretion exercised in appropriate manner
New document submitted on appeal - not admitted - lack of justification
New document submitted on appeal - admitted - legitimate and direct submission
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.