T 0602/21 of 08.12.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T060221.20231208
- Date of decision
- 8 December 2023
- Case number
- T 0602/21
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10154167.0
- IPC class
- C08L 33/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- ACRYLIC BLENDS
- Applicant name
- Mitsubishi Chemical UK Limited
- Opponent name
- ARKEMA FRANCE
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - novelty of use
Novelty - second (or further) non-medical use (no: main request; auxiliary requests 1 and 2)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes and no) - Catchword
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 3 filed with letter of 5 December 2023 after any necessary consequential amendments to the description.