European Patent Office

T 1766/21 of 27.03.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T176621.20240327
Date of decision
27 March 2024
Case number
T 1766/21
Petition for review of
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Application number
14859994.7
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
POLYCARBONATE RESIN MOLDING MATERIAL
Applicant name
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)
Keywords
Late-filed evidence - error in use of discretion at first instance (yes)
Late-filed evidence - admitted (yes)
Late-filed evidence - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Inventive step - combination of known features
Inventive step - obvious to try
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.