T 0205/22 (Paper comprising BCTM PULP/UPM) of 27.05.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T020522.20240527
- Date of decision
- 27 May 2024
- Case number
- T 0205/22
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 16397503.0
- IPC class
- D21H 27/00D21H 19/82
- 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
- A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PAPER COMPRISING BLEACHED CHEMITHERMO-MECHANICAL PULP SUITABLE FOR A RELEASE LINER AND PRODUCTS AND USES THEREOF
- Applicant name
- UPM Specialty Papers Oy
- Opponent name
- Ahlstrom Italia S.p.A.
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(6)
- Keywords
- primary object of appeal proceedings to review decision - appeal case directed to evidence on which decision was based
Late-filed evidence - admitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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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 in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 7 filed with the reply of 9 August 2022 to the statement of grounds of appeal, and a description to be adapted where appropriate.