T 1167/22 (Zirconia-based porous body/DAIICHI) of 16.01.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T116722.20240116
- Date of decision
- 16 January 2024
- Case number
- T 1167/22
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14887437.3
- IPC class
- C01G 25/00C01G 25/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- ZIRCONIA-BASED POROUS BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
- Applicant name
- Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Neo Chemicals & Oxides (Europe) Ltd.
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 139Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Late-filed evidence - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Late-filed evidence - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes)
Amendment after summons - cogent reasons (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Claims - product-by-process claims
Claims - clarity
Claims - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious solution - Catchword
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- 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 set of claims of the main request, previously filed with the reply to the appeal as auxiliary request 1, and a description to be adapted if needed.