European Patent Office

T 1346/16 (PULP FLOW SPLITTER/ANDRITZ) of 07.10.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T134616.20191007
Date of decision
7 October 2019
Case number
T 1346/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
06725884.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
AN APPARATUS FOR DISTRUIBUTING A PULP FLOW
Applicant name
Andritz Oy
Opponent name
Valmet AB
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Late-filed auxiliary requests - amendments after arrangement of oral proceedings
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - (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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 4, filed with letter dated 5 April 2019 and a description to be adapted where appropriate.