T 1570/19 of 26.07.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T157019.20220726
- Date of decision
- 26 July 2022
- Case number
- T 1570/19
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 11734113.1
- 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
- Free-flowing pressure sensitive adhesives
- Applicant name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Opponent name
- H. B. Fuller Company
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 89Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Amendments - main request
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Clarity - main request - not open to examination
Late-filed objection - admitted (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (yes)
Partial priority (yes)
Novelty - main request (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 0238/22
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 1 to 10 of auxiliary request 1, filed as auxiliary request V with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal, and a description to be adapted thereto.