T 2559/11 (Silicon carbide/THE MORGAN CRUCIBLE COMPANY PLC) of 20.12.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T255911.20121220
- Date of decision
- 20 December 2012
- Case number
- T 2559/11
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 98203777.2
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Process for producing a dense, self-sintered silicon carbide/ carbon-graphite composite
- Applicant name
- THE MORGAN CRUCIBLE COMPANY PLC
- Opponent name
- ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)
- Keywords
- Disclosure of claimed subject-matter in the parent application as filed - yes
Sufficiency of disclosure - yes
Novelty and inventive step - yes
Remittal - no - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0249/93
- 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 in the following version:
- claims 1 and 2 according to the main request filed during oral proceedings;
- description, columns 1 to 7 of EP 0 906 896 B9;
- figures 1 to 5D of EP 0 906 896 B9.