European Patent Office

T 0249/24 of 08.06.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T024924.20260608
Date of decision
8 June 2026
Case number
T 0249/24
Online on
11 June 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
16893242.4
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
PBAT RESIN COMPOSITION
Applicant name
Tianjin Kingfa New Material Co., Ltd.
Opponent name
BASF SE
Novamont S.p.A.
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Amendment after summons - deletion of claim
Amendment after summons - taken into account (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - public prior use (no)
Novelty - insufficient evidence
Inventive step - unexpected improvement shown
Inventive step - non-obvious modification
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 2920/18
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 with letter dated 11 May 2026 after adaptation of the description if necessary.