T 0933/22 of 12.06.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T093322.20240612
- Date of decision
- 12 June 2024
- Case number
- T 0933/22
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10797203.6
- IPC class
- C08L 71/10
- 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
- THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE OF SAME
- Applicant name
- Daicel-Evonik Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Victrex Manufacturing Limited
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Late-filed evidence - admitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - error in use of discretion at first instance (no)
Priority - identity of invention
Priority - partial priority (yes)
Novelty - state of the art
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Inventive step - auxiliary requests
Inventive step - reformulation of the technical problem
Inventive step - non-obvious modification
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - auxiliary requests 17 and 20 (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary request 27 (no)
Amendments - broadening of claim (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (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 27**(th) auxiliary request, filed with the rejoinder to the statement of grounds of appeal and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.