European Patent Office

T 1556/11 (Vesuvius Crucible/composite material) of 30.09.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T155611.20140930
Date of decision
30 September 2014
Case number
T 1556/11
Online on
24 October 2014
Petition for review of
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Application number
99972613.6
IPC class
C04B 35/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
COMPOSITE MATERIAL
Applicant name
VESUVIUS CRUCIBLE COMPANY
Opponent name
ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co.KG
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
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 of the main request (labelled "III") submitted during the oral proceedings and a description to be adapted.