European Patent Office

T 2185/19 of 21.01.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T218519.20220121
Date of decision
21 January 2022
Case number
T 2185/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
14182267.6
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
Methods to produce gel sheets
Applicant name
Aspen Aerogels Inc.
Opponent name
Guangdong Alison Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.
Nano Tech Co., Ltd
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 25
Keywords
Admittance of auxiliary requests (auxiliary requests 17 to 36, 38 to 40: no, auxiliary requests 37, 41: yes)
Admittance of late-filed objection (no)
Clarity (auxiliary request 37: no, auxiliary request 41: yes)
Compliance with Article 76(1) EPC (main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 16: no, auxiliary request 41: yes)
Extension of protection (auxiliary request 41: no)
Remittal to the department of first instance (yes)
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 for further prosecution.