T 0962/23 (RETROREFLECTIVE ELEMENTS WITH BEADS/3M) of 27.01.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T096223.20250127
- Date of decision
- 27 January 2025
- Case number
- T 0962/23
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 16775015.7
- IPC class
- E01F 9/524C08L 51/06G02B 5/128C08K 3/40C09D 123/08C08K 3/013C08L 23/08C03C 12/02C09D 123/14C08L 23/14
- 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
- DURABLE RETROREFLECTIVE ELEMENTS WITH A BLEND OF BEADS
- Applicant name
- 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Opponent name
- Swarco AG
- Board
- 3.3.05
- 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(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - obvious alternative
Inventive step - technical effect derivable from application as originally filed (no)
Reply to statement of grounds of appeal - insufficient substantiation of request
Discretion not to admit submission - requirements of Art. 12(3) RPBA 2020 met (no)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendment - prohibition of reformatio in peius - 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.