European Patent Office

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)
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
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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Cited cases
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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.