T 1446/21 (Expandable polymers with improved thermal insulation/VERSALIS) of 24.01.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T144621.20240124
- Date of decision
- 24 January 2024
- Case number
- T 1446/21
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09741913.9
- IPC class
- C08J 9/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- COMPOSITIONS OF EXPANDABLE VINYL AROMATIC POLYMERS WITH AN IMPROVED THERMAL INSULATION CAPACITY, PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND EXPANDED ARTICLES OBTAINED THEREFROM
- Applicant name
- versalis S.p.A.
- Opponent name
- Total Research & Technology Feluy
Synthos S.A. - Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 111(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (no)
The present board is bound by the ratio decidendi of the first appeal decision relating to the distinguishing feature over closest prior art document D32 - 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.