T 0080/24 of 05.03.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T008024.20260305
- Date of decision
- 5 March 2026
- Case number
- T 0080/24
- Online on
- 13 April 2026
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 18737712.2
- IPC class
- C04B 41/48B28D 1/00
- 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
- METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSOLIDATING A SLAB OF NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL STONE MATERIAL
- Applicant name
- Toncelli, Luca
- Opponent name
- ANTOLINI LUIGI & C. S.P.A.
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(1)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Main request - inventive step - (no)
Auxiliary request - inventive step - (yes)
Remittal - (no)
Basis of proceedings - decision under appeal
Amendment after Article 15(1) RPBA communication - exceptional circumstances (no) - taken into account (no) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0018/21
- 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 auxiliary request 13 filed
with the reply to the appeal of the opponent and
a description to be adapted thereto.