T 1039/23 of 16.04.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T103923.20250416
- Date of decision
- 16 April 2025
- Case number
- T 1039/23
- Online on
- 4 July 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 17836682.9
- 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
- HOLLOW RESIN PARTICLES AND APPLICATION THEREOF
- Applicant name
- Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Nouryon Chemicals International B.V.
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Late-filed facts - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes)
Inventive step - All requests (yes)
Amendments - Main request and Auxiliary request 1
Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendments - Auxiliary request 2
Amendments - allowable (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 2 filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal, after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.