European Patent Office

T 0481/21 (Kymmene/Nanofibrillar cellulose) of 23.10.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T048121.20231023
Date of decision
23 October 2023
Case number
T 0481/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
15717527.4
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOFIBRILLAR CELLULOSE AND NANOFIBRILLAR CELLULOSE PRODUCT
Applicant name
UPM-Kymmene Corporation
Opponent name
Stora Enso Oyj
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Amendment to case - requirements of Art. 12(2) RPBA 2020 met (yes)
Late-filed request - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (no)
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.