European Patent Office

T 2469/17 (Polysaccharide derivatives/ DOW) of 04.07.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T246917.20190704
Date of decision
4 July 2019
Case number
T 2469/17
Online on
17 September 2019
Petition for review of
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Application number
12714149.7
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
NOVEL POLYSACCHARIDE DERIVATIVES AND DOSAGE FORMS
Applicant name
Dow Global Technologies LLC
Opponent name
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 114(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Late-filed experimental evidence - admitted (no)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the set of claims of the main request (filed on 3 June 2019 as auxiliary request 12) and a description to be adapted thereto.