European Patent Office

T 0224/22 (MINERAL CHARGE IN THE PRODUCTION OF MINERAL WOOL/Rockwool) of 15.04.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T022422.20240415
Date of decision
15 April 2024
Case number
T 0224/22
Petition for review of
-
Application number
11736396.0
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
-
Abstracts for this decision
-
Application title
COMPACTED BODY FOR USE AS MINERAL CHARGE IN THE PRODUCTION OF MINERAL WOOL
Applicant name
ROCKWOOL A/S
Opponent name
Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
Knauf Insulation
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
-
Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Amendment to case - exercise of discretion
Amendment after summons - exceptional circumstances (no)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
-
Cited cases
T 0939/92
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 in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 2 dated 23 August 2022 and a description to be adapted.