T 1326/23 of 15.05.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T132623.20250515
- Date of decision
- 15 May 2025
- Case number
- T 1326/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16888487.2
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTING COMPOSITE BUILD MATERIAL COMPOSITION
- Applicant name
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Opponent name
- Evonik Operations GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Amendment after expiry of period in R. 100(2) EPC communication - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - 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 case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims of the main request filed on 22 April 2025 and a description to be adapted thereto.