European Patent Office

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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Other decisions for this case
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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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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.