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
- IPC class
- C08L 67/02C08G 63/183C08K 5/156
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- 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.