European Patent Office

T 3272/19 of 11.02.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T327219.20210211
Date of decision
11 February 2021
Case number
T 3272/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
10185812.4
IPC class
C08L 33/04
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
T 3272/19 2021-11-08
Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
ACRYLIC BLENDS
Applicant name
Mitsubishi Chemical UK Limited
Opponent name
ARKEMA FRANCE
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 112(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 76(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
Keywords
Amendment to case - amendment admitted (yes)
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Divisional application - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty - novelty of use
Novelty - second (or further) non-medical use (no: main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 4)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no)
Remittal (yes)
Catchword
-
Citing cases
T 1167/22T 0315/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance for further prosecution.