T 0396/24 of 15.01.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T039624.20260115
- Date of decision
- 15 January 2026
- Case number
- T 0396/24
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 19720139.5
- IPC class
- F22B 37/24F22B 37/14F22B 37/20
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- 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
- BOILER COMPRISING A SUPPORT ASSEMBLY
- Applicant name
- Valmet Technologies Oy
- Opponent name
- Sumitomo SHI FW Energia Oy
- Board
- 3.2.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Novelty - implicit disclosure (no)
Remittal - (no)
Remittal - special reasons for remittal - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0002/24
- 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 as amended in the following version:
- claims 1 to 15 in accordance with the main request refiled with the statement of grounds of appeal
- adapted description pages 1 to 16 filed on 6 November 2025
- figures of the patent specification