T 2964/18 of 14.06.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T296418.20220614
- Date of decision
- 14 June 2022
- Case number
- T 2964/18
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 12798263.5
- IPC class
- C08K 5/544C08K 5/5435C09D 133/06
- 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
- COATING COMPOSITION FOR A FOOD OR BEVERAGE CAN
- Applicant name
- PPG Industries Ohio Inc.
- Opponent name
- BASF Coatings GmbH
Evonik Operations GmbH - Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
auxiliary request 1 - admitted (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 2 and 3 (no)
Auxiliary request 4 - admitted (yes)
Auxiliary request 4 - sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Evidence not admitted by the opposition division
Evidence - admitted (no)
Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Auxiliary requests after summons - exceptional circumstances (no) - admitted (no)
Objections raised at the oral proceedings - exceptional circumstances (no) - admitted (no) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0007/93J 0014/19T 0724/08T 0217/10T 1732/10T 0248/13T 0568/14T 1784/14T 1480/16T 1597/16T 0319/18T 0995/18T 2091/18T 0261/19
- 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 claims of auxiliary request 4 and a description possibly to be adapted thereto.