European Patent Office

T 1868/23 (Nickel Plating/Atotech) of 15.05.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T186823.20250515
Date of decision
15 May 2025
Case number
T 1868/23
Petition for review of
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Application number
19795239.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING SOLUTION
Applicant name
Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Opponent name
MacDermid, Incorporated
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Inventive step - (no)
Amendments - allowable (no)
Late-filed request - no longer maintained in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
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.