T 2534/22 of 14.02.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T253422.20250214
- Date of decision
- 14 February 2025
- Case number
- T 2534/22
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 06803917.1
- IPC class
- B01J 19/18B01J 19/24B01J 19/00
- 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
- -
- Application title
- MULTIPLE COMPONENT FEED METHODS AND SYSTEMS
- Applicant name
- CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP
- Opponent name
- TotalEnergies OneTech Belgium
Borealis AG - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Late-filed evidence - admitted in first-instance proceedings (no)
Novelty - Main Request (no)
Novelty - Auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Novelty - Auxiliary request 2 (no)
Novelty - Auxiliary requests 3 and 4 (yes)
Novelty - Auxiliary request 7 (yes)
Inventive step - Auxiliary request 1 (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary requests 3 to 5 (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary request 7 (yes)
Amendments - allowable Auxiliary request 7 (yes)
Claims - lack of clarity no ground for opposition
Claims - Auxiliary request 7
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances
Amendment after summons - Auxiliary request 7 (yes)
Amendment occasioned by ground for opposition - Auxiliary request 7 (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0003/14
- Citing cases
- -
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 auxiliary request 7 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.