T 0355/22 (Oxidized carbon black/Cabot) of 12.06.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T035522.20240612
- Date of decision
- 12 June 2024
- Case number
- T 0355/22
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16741817.7
- 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
- OXIDIZED CARBON BLACKS AND APPLICATIONS FOR LEAD ACID BATTERIES
- Applicant name
- Cabot Corporation
- Opponent name
- Orion Engineered Carbons IP GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Novelty - auxiliary request 3 (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request 4 (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 3 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 4 (yes)
Amendments - allowable
Amendments - main request (no)
Amendments - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Amendments - auxiliary request 3 (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary request 4 (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Auxiliary requests 3, 4 - requirements of Art. 12(2) and (4) RPBA 2020 met (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0003/14
- 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 on the basis of the claims according to auxiliary request 4 submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal and a description to be adapted where necessary.