T 0067/10 of 19.10.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T006710.20121019
- Date of decision
- 19 October 2012
- Case number
- T 0067/10
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 01988026.9
- IPC class
- D21J 1/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Process for coating a substrate
- Applicant name
- Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.
- Opponent name
- Becker Acroma Kommanditbolaag
- Board
- 3.2.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Admissibility of late filed second auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - main and first auxiliary request (no)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0418/91
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended with the following documents:
- claims 1 to 7 of the second auxiliary request submitted during the oral proceedings held on 19 October 2012;
- description columns 1 to 14 submitted during the oral proceedings held on 19 October 2012.