European Patent Office

T 2060/20 (SURFACE COVERING WITH A BIO-BASED PLASTICIZER /Novalis Holdings Limited) of 06.04.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T206020.20220406
Date of decision
6 April 2022
Case number
T 2060/20
Online on
9 May 2022
Petition for review of
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Application number
15702865.5
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
SURFACE COVERING WITH A BIO-BASED PLASTICIZER
Applicant name
Novalis Holdings Limited
Opponent name
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Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84
Keywords
Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes)
Inventive step - unexpected improvement shown
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
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 examining division with the order to grant a patent with claims 1 to 3 of the main request filed with letter dated 17 March 2022 and a description to be adapted thereto.