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
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- Application number
- 11736396.0
- 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
- 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
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- Cited cases
- T 0939/92
- 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 the claims of auxiliary request 2 dated 23 August 2022 and a description to be adapted.