T 0022/21 of 13.09.2023

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T002221.20230913
Date of decision: 13 September 2023
Case number: T 0022/21
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 09800007.8
IPC class: C08J 5/18 C08F 10/06 C08F 110/06
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: No distribution (D)
Download: Decision in English
OJ versions: No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED OPTICS FOR FILM AND MOULDING APPLICATIONS
Applicant name: Borealis AG
Opponent name: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
Board: 3.3.03
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 56RPBA_2020_Art_012(6)_(2020)_Sent_2Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords: Late-filed line of defence - exceptional cirtumstances (no) - taken into account (no)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Late-filed objection - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Amendment after summons - auxiliary request
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendment after summons - admitted (yes)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0713/14 T 1294/16 T 2104/16 T 0494/18 T 1598/18 T 2091/18 T 2920/18 T 2988/18 T 0339/19 T 2295/19 T 0247/20 T 0499/20
Citing cases: T 0409/22

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 claims 1 to 9 of auxiliary request I filed with letter of 10 August 2023 and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.