European Patent Office

T 0266/13 (Firing of ceramic honeycombs/CORNING) of 08.07.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T026613.20150708
Date of decision
8 July 2015
Case number
T 0266/13
Online on
11 August 2015
Petition for review of
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Application number
98959575.6
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
METHOD FOR FIRING CERAMIC HONEYCOMB BODIES
Applicant name
Corning Incorporated
Opponent name
Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Rauh Peter A.
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)
Keywords
Inventive step - main request and first to third auxiliary requests (no)
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Reimbursement of appeal fee - substantial procedural violation (no)
Remittal to the department of first instance - (yes)
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 for further prosecution on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 4A, filed during oral proceedings.

3. The request of appellants II for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.