T 0907/20 of 25.11.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T090720.20221125
- Date of decision
- 25 November 2022
- Case number
- T 0907/20
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 13713186.8
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- MULTIMODAL POLYMER
- Applicant name
- Borealis AG
- Opponent name
- Basell Polyolefine GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Amendment after summons - exercise of discretion
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0781/23
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 in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 1 filed with letter of 8 July 2022 and after any necessary consequential amendments of the description.