T 0123/12 (NiCrNx/GUARDIAN) of 09.12.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T012312.20141209
- Date of decision
- 9 December 2014
- Case number
- T 0123/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02757666.9
- IPC class
- C03C 17/36
- 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
- METHODS OF MAKING LOW-E MATCHABLE COATED ARTICLES
- Applicant name
- GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP.
- Opponent name
- SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - enabling disclosure (yes)
Inventive step - main and first to sixth auxiliary request (no)
Inventive step - no improvement
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Clarity - seventh auxiliary request
Clarity - yes
Amendments - seventh auxiliary request
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Inventive step - seventh auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - improvement - Catchword
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of auxiliary request 7 filed on 10 August 2012, the description and the figures having to be adapted as necessary.