T 0825/16 of 28.01.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T082516.20210128
- Date of decision
- 28 January 2021
- Case number
- T 0825/16
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 06011736.3
- IPC class
- F01N 3/28B01D 53/94
- 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
- Holding and sealing material for use in a catalyst to clean gaseous emission
- Applicant name
- IBIDEN CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)
- Keywords
- Novelty - Main request (no), Auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Late-filed argument - prima facied highly relevant
Late-filed argument - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 1 (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0001/95
- 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
- Claims 1 and 2 according to auxiliary request 1 filed on 31 August 2018,
- and a description to be adapted.