T 0415/20 of 30.11.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T041520.20221130
- Date of decision
- 30 November 2022
- Case number
- T 0415/20
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 15001844.8
- IPC class
- C08L 23/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION FOR PIPE APPLICATIONS WITH IMPROVED SAGGING AND EXTRUSION PROPERTIES
- Applicant name
- Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited (Borouge) L.L.C.
Borealis AG - Opponent name
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
TotalEnergies One Tech Belgium - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Admittance of documents
Novelty - Main request (yes)
Inventive step - Main request (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary request 2a (yes)
Admittance - Auxiliary request 1 (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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims 1 to 14 of auxiliary request 2a filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.