T 1470/19 (Coating composition/DOW) of 23.07.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T147019.20210723
- Date of decision
- 23 July 2021
- Case number
- T 1470/19
- Online on
- 18 October 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 11708634.8
- IPC class
- C08J 3/03C09D 167/00
- 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
- A COATING COMPOSITION AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM
- Applicant name
- Dow Global Technologies LLC
Rohm and Haas Company - Opponent name
- PPG Industries, Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendments - broadening of claim (no)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Sufficiency of disclosure - (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:
The decision under appeal is set aside and the case is remitted to the opposition division, with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the sole claim of auxiliary request 7 filed with the letter dated 18 June 2021 and a description to be adapted.