European Patent Office

T 1422/23 of 04.02.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T142223.20250204
Date of decision
4 February 2025
Case number
T 1422/23
Petition for review of
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Application number
16175230.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
EXTRUDABLE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE BASED ON POLYBUTENE-1 SUITABLE FOR RECLOSABLE PACKAGINGS
Applicant name
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Opponent name
Savarè I.C. S.r.l.
Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Inventive step - selection of the closest prior art
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - no exceptional circumstances
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 with the following claims and a description to be possibly adapted thereto: Claims 1 to 12 of auxiliary request 1 filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal.