T 0280/23 of 31.01.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T028023.20250131
- Date of decision
- 31 January 2025
- Case number
- T 0280/23
- Online on
- 16 April 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 17890394.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE-BASED POLYMER AND RUBBER COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME
- Applicant name
- LG Chem, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)
- Keywords
- Inventive step (no)
Inventive step - obvious alternative (main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 4)
Evidence submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Evidence - admitted (yes)
Unsubstantiated auxiliary requests - admitted (no) (auxiliary requests 5 to 14) - 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 patent is revoked.