European Patent Office

T 0351/20 of 22.03.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T035120.20230322
Date of decision
22 March 2023
Case number
T 0351/20
Petition for review of
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Application number
09790180.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
FIBERS MADE FROM POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
Applicant name
Dow Global Technologies LLC
Opponent name
TotalEnergies OneTech Belgium
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
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Admittance of documents
Inventive step - Main request and auxiliary request 1 (no)
Admittance - Auxiliary requests 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 9 (yes)
Clarity - Auxiliary requests 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B (no)
Amendment - Auxiliary requests 9, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B (no)
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.