T 0680/24 (METHOD OF PRODUCING CHEMICAL PULP / Andritz Oy) of 12.05.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T068024.20260512
- Date of decision
- 12 May 2026
- Case number
- T 0680/24
- Online on
- 7 July 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 17739623.1
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- METHOD OF PRODUCING CHEMICAL PULP AT A DIGESTER PLANT OF A CHEMICAL PULP MILL
- Applicant name
- Andritz Oy
- Opponent name
- Valmet AB
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step main request
Inventive step - (no)
Admittance of auxiliary request 1 - requirements of Art. 12(3) RPBA 2020 met (yes)
late filed objections against auxiliary request 1 - not admitted - 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 on the basis of auxiliary
request 1 as submitted with the reply to the appeal and
the description to be adapted.