T 2367/10 (LiCoM oxides/Umicore) of 26.09.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T236710.20130926
- Date of decision
- 26 September 2013
- Case number
- T 2367/10
- Online on
- 25 October 2013
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99960299.8
- IPC class
- C01G 51/00C01G 1/00H01M 4/52
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- LAYERED LITHIUM METAL OXIDES FREE OF LOCALISED CUBIC SPINEL-LIKE STRUCTURAL PHASES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
- Applicant name
- UMICORE
- Opponent name
- H.C. Starck GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention R 80
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - enabling disclosure (yes)
Novelty - main request (no)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - reformulation of the problem to an alternative
Inventive step - solution not obvious - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims according to auxiliary request 1, submitted during the oral proceedings before the board of appeal, and a description and figures to be adapted.