T 0441/23 of 06.02.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T044123.20250206
- Date of decision
- 6 February 2025
- Case number
- T 0441/23
- Online on
- 7 February 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 07732883.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- LOOP TYPE REACTOR FOR POLYMERIZATION
- Applicant name
- INEOS Manufacturing Belgium NV
- Opponent name
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l. - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(1)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)European Patent Convention R 103(4)(c)
- Keywords
- Extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes) (main request and auxiliary requests in part)
Auxiliary requests corresponding to auxiliary requests admitted before the opposition division - to be taken into account (yes)
New auxiliary requests not suitable to address the issue which led to the decision - admitted (no)
Withdrawal of request for oral proceedings - Decision in written procedure (yes) - Reimbursement of appeal fee at 25% - 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.
3. The appeal fees are reimbursed at 25%.