European Patent Office

T 0119/12 (Coated article/GUARDIAN) of 24.06.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T011912.20150624
Date of decision
24 June 2015
Case number
T 0119/12
Petition for review of
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Application number
02718909.1
IPC class
C03C 17/36
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
LOW-E MATCHABLE COATED ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
Applicant name
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP.
Opponent name
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Keywords
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary request 0a
Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendments - auxiliary request 0a'
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request 0a' (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 0a' (yes)
Request to continue the proceedings in writing - rejected
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The request to continue the proceedings in writing is rejected.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

3. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of auxiliary request 0a' (zero a prime), submitted during oral proceedings before the board, and a description to be adapted.