T 0071/06 of 15.10.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T007106.20081015
- Date of decision
- 15 October 2008
- Case number
- T 0071/06
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 00979685.5
- IPC class
- C22B 3/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Process for electrolytic production of highly pure zinc or zinc compounds from primary and secondary zinc raw materials
- Applicant name
- Tecnicas Reunidas, S.A.
- Opponent name
- Outokumpu Oy
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 14(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 150(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 158(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 70(2)European Patent Convention Art 84 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
- Keywords
- Admissibility of the four requests filed one day before the oral proceedings (all admitted)
Admissibility of the amendments (main and first auxiliary requests - no; second and third auxiliary requests - yes)
Admissibility of late-filed document (yes)
Inventive step (second and third auxiliary requests - no)
Request for re-opening the discussion of admissibility of the amendments in the auxiliary requests (refused)
Request to record matter in the minutes of the oral proceedings (refused)
Request for adjournment of oral proceedings (refused) - Catchword
- Procedural requests (see points 5 to 7.4 of the reasons)
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.