T 1556/20 (Increased brightness pigment/THIELE KAOLIN) of 08.12.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T155620.20221208
- Date of decision
- 8 December 2022
- Case number
- T 1556/20
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14187149.1
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Composite pigments
- Applicant name
- THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Omya International AG
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
- Keywords
- Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Amendments - combination of features taken from different examples
Admissibility of auxiliary requests 1 to 5 (no) - requests already not admitted by the opposition division
Admissibility of auxiliary requests 6 to 9 (no) - filing of additional auxiliary requests in appeal not justified
Infringement of the right to be heard (no) - Refusal of the opposition division to postpone oral proceedings since the proprietor's technical expert could not attend - Catchword
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.