T 0996/22 (Ahlstrom/Mat for gypsum composite) of 03.04.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T099622.20250403
- Date of decision
- 3 April 2025
- Case number
- T 0996/22
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 15777673.3
- 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
- MAT AND GYPSUM BOARDS SUITABLE FOR WET OR HUMID AREAS
- Applicant name
- Ahlstrom Oyj
- Opponent name
- Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - allowable (no)
New objections after communication - taken into account (no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0002/21
- 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 set of claims according to auxiliary request 6a filed with the reply dated 12 December 2022, and a description to be adapted where appropriate.