European Patent Office

T 0315/20 (Polydiorganosiloxane-treated powders/DOW) of 18.04.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T031520.20230418
Date of decision
18 April 2023
Case number
T 0315/20
Petition for review of
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Application number
07820270.2
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
FILLERS, PIGMENTS AND MINERAL POWDERS TREATED WITH ORGANOPOLYSILOXANES
Applicant name
Dow Silicones Corporation
Opponent name
Evonik Operations GmbH
Omya International AG
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Late-filed auxiliary requests
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Novelty - (no)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Unallowable intermediate generalisation
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0197/08
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.