T 1629/21 (Dephosphorization using lime compacts/Lhoist) of 08.09.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T162921.20230908
- Date of decision
- 8 September 2023
- Case number
- T 1629/21
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16700195.7
- IPC class
- C21C 7/064C21C 1/02
- 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
- PROCESS FOR DEPHOSPHORIZATION OF MOLTEN METAL DURING A REFINING PROCESS
- Applicant name
- S.A. Lhoist Recherche et Développement
- Opponent name
- Fels Vertriebs- und Service GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)
- Keywords
- Amendment to appeal case - taken into account (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - enabling disclosure (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0706/95
- 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 on the basis of the main request as resubmitted on 1 September 2023, and the description to be adapted.