European Patent Office

T 3217/19 (FINING AGENTS FOR SILICATE GLASSES/Coring) of 18.09.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T321719.20240918
Date of decision
18 September 2024
Case number
T 3217/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
09716064.2
IPC class
C03C 1/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
FINING AGENTS FOR SILICATE GLASSES
Applicant name
Corning Incorporated
Opponent name
Schott AG
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Keywords
Amendment to appeal case - amendment overcomes issues raised (yes)
Amendment to appeal case - amendment gives rise to new objections (no)
Amendment to appeal case - taken into account (yes)
Amendment after notification of Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - exceptional circumstances (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
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 claims 1 to 8 of the main request, submitted as auxiliary request 2B during oral proceedings, and a description to be adapted.