T 0025/18 (Process for purifying biological materials/UPM-KYMMENE) of 27.05.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T002518.20210527
- Date of decision
- 27 May 2021
- Case number
- T 0025/18
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 11826131.2
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING MATERIAL OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN
- Applicant name
- UPM-Kymmene Corporation
- Opponent name
- Sunpine AB
Neste Oyj - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80
- Keywords
- Amendment occasioned by ground for opposition - (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0002/81
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appealed decision is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 19 according to the main request (filed as auxiliary request 2 with letter dated 13 May 2020), and to adapt the description accordingly.