European Patent Office

T 0057/21 of 21.12.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T005721.20231221
Date of decision
21 December 2023
Case number
T 0057/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
16701463.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
BIMODAL POLYPROPYLENE AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF
Applicant name
TotalEnergies OneTech Belgium
Opponent name
Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention R 42(1)European Patent Convention R 43(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)
Keywords
Right to be heard - no opportunity to submit an additional auxiliary request during oral proceedings
Right to be heard - substantial procedural violation (yes)
Evidence submitted with the statement setting out the grounds of appeal
Evidence - admitted (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (no)
Auxilary requests filed before the opposition division but not substantiated - taken into account (no)
Auxiliary requets 17 to 20 submitted with the statement setting out the grounds of appeal - admitted (yes)
Auxiliary request 17 - sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Remittal - special circumstances (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0002/98
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 department of first instance for further prosecution.