T 1501/21 of 08.03.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T150121.20240308
- Date of decision
- 8 March 2024
- Case number
- T 1501/21
- Online on
- 29 May 2024
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 15736743.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING ETHYLENE POLYMERS AND USING MODIFIERS
- Applicant name
- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
- Opponent name
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - obvious modification (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request A filed with the reply to the notice of opposition, after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.