T 0028/20 of 11.02.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T002820.20210211
- Date of decision
- 11 February 2021
- Case number
- T 0028/20
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10154164.7
- IPC class
- C08L 33/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- ACRYLIC BLENDS
- Applicant name
- Lucite International UK Limited
- Opponent name
- ARKEMA FRANCE
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Amendment to case - amendment admitted (yes and no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Grounds for opposition - extension of subject-matter (auxiliary request 1: no)
Inventive step - (main request: no) - Catchword
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- 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 15 of auxiliary request 1 filed with the letter dated 15 July 2020 and after any consequential amendment of the description.