European Patent Office

T 1167/22 (Zirconia-based porous body/DAIICHI) vom 16.01.2024

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T116722.20240116
Datum der Entscheidung
16. Januar 2024
Aktenzeichen
T 1167/22
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
14887437.3
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
ZIRCONIA-BASED POROUS BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
Name des Antragstellers
Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Name des Einsprechenden
Neo Chemicals & Oxides (Europe) Ltd.
Kammer
3.3.05
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 139Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Schlagwörter
Late-filed evidence - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes)
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Claims - product-by-process claims
Claims - clarity
Claims - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious solution
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
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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 in amended form on the basis of the set of claims of the main request, previously filed with the reply to the appeal as auxiliary request 1, and a description to be adapted if needed.