T 0645/24 of 20.04.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T064524.20260420
- Date of decision
- 20 April 2026
- Case number
- T 0645/24
- Online on
- 21 April 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 18215461.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- 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
- CROSSLINKING ACCELERATORES FOR SILANE-GROUP CONTAINING POLYMER COMPOSITIONS
- Applicant name
- Borealis GmbH
- Opponent name
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention R 80European Patent Convention R 101(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal - (yes)
Novelty - Main request- (no)
Novelty - Auxiliary request 4
Novelty - (yes)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure
Grounds for opposition - Auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Grounds for opposition - Auxiliary request 4 (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary requests 2 and 3 (no)
Amendment occasioned by ground for opposition - Auxiliary request 4
Amendment occasioned by ground for opposition - (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - Auxiliary request 4
Amendments - (no)
Remittal - (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 for further prosecution on the basis of auxiliary request 4 filed with the statement of grounds of appeal.