T 0002/23 of 15.01.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T000223.20250115
- Date of decision
- 15 January 2025
- Case number
- T 0002/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 17158172.1
- IPC class
- B32B 27/36C08L 67/02
- 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
- ANTIFOG SEALANT COMPOSITION AND COEXTRUDED MULTILAYER POLYESTER FILM INCLUDING THE SAME
- Applicant name
- Cryovac, LLC
- Opponent name
- Balder IP Law, S.L.
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - Main request and Auxiliary request set A (no); Auxiliary request set B (yes)
Amendment to case - Auxiliary request set A
Amendment to case - admitted (yes)
Amendment after expiry of period in R. 100(2) EPC communication - Auxiliary request set B
Amendment after expiry of period in R. 100(2) EPC communication - exceptional circumstances (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 1179/16
- 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 the claims of auxiliary request Set B, filed with letter of 13 December 2024 after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.